LEGAL & ETHICAL ISSUES IN MIDWIFERY QUESTIONS
AND DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
4 Domains of Code of Conduct Correct Ans- Practice Legally
Practice Safely, effectively and collaboratively
Act with professional integrity
Promote health and wellbeing
Principles of Code of Conduct Correct Ans- Principle 1: legal
compliance
Principle 2: women-centred practice
Principle 3: cultural practice and respectful relationship
Principle 4: professional behaviour
Principle 5: Teaching, supervising and assessing
Principle 6: Research in health
Principle 7: Health and wellbeing
Midwife standards for practice Correct Ans- 1. Promotes health and
wellbeing
through evidence-based midwifery practice
2. Engages in professional relationships
and respectful partnerships
3. Demonstrates the capability and
accountability for midwifery practice
4. Undertakes comprehensive
,assessments
5. Develops a plan for midwifery practice
6. Provides safety and quality in
midwifery practice
7. Evaluates outcomes to improve
midwifery practice
International code of ethics for midwives aims to: Correct Ans- Improve
the standard of care provided to women, babies and families throughout
the world through the development, education and appropriate utilization
of the professional midwife.
International code of ethics for midwives Correct Ans- 1. Midwifery
relationships
2. Practice of midwifery
3. The professional responsibilities of midwives
4. Advancement of midwifery knowledge and practice
law governing midwifery practice Correct Ans- common law
-civil dispute
-can be resolved before hearing if both parties agree health professional
was negligent
, -can be heard by a judge who can decide if health professional is
negligent and award monetary compensation
what is ethics according to Kerridge, Lowe & Stewart? Correct Ans-
Kerridge, Lowe and Stewart state that:
'ethics is the study of what we ought to do. Or if we restate this in the
way of the Ancient Greeks, ethics asks each of us "How should I live".
what is ethics? Correct Ans- Ethics is a systematic approach that uses
reason to define
what we should do or should not have done.
ethical framework most commonly used in healthcare? Correct Ans-
bioethics
aim of international code of ethics for midwives Correct Ans- 'to
improve the standard of care provided to women, babies and families
throughout the world through the development, education and
appropriate utilisation of the midwife'
midwives are governed by: Correct Ans- the codes and standards of
practice from the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
what does the International Code of Ethics (ICM) address? Correct Ans-
-midwives ethical mandates in keeping with the mission from the ICM
AND DETAILED ANSWERS|ALREADY GRADED A
4 Domains of Code of Conduct Correct Ans- Practice Legally
Practice Safely, effectively and collaboratively
Act with professional integrity
Promote health and wellbeing
Principles of Code of Conduct Correct Ans- Principle 1: legal
compliance
Principle 2: women-centred practice
Principle 3: cultural practice and respectful relationship
Principle 4: professional behaviour
Principle 5: Teaching, supervising and assessing
Principle 6: Research in health
Principle 7: Health and wellbeing
Midwife standards for practice Correct Ans- 1. Promotes health and
wellbeing
through evidence-based midwifery practice
2. Engages in professional relationships
and respectful partnerships
3. Demonstrates the capability and
accountability for midwifery practice
4. Undertakes comprehensive
,assessments
5. Develops a plan for midwifery practice
6. Provides safety and quality in
midwifery practice
7. Evaluates outcomes to improve
midwifery practice
International code of ethics for midwives aims to: Correct Ans- Improve
the standard of care provided to women, babies and families throughout
the world through the development, education and appropriate utilization
of the professional midwife.
International code of ethics for midwives Correct Ans- 1. Midwifery
relationships
2. Practice of midwifery
3. The professional responsibilities of midwives
4. Advancement of midwifery knowledge and practice
law governing midwifery practice Correct Ans- common law
-civil dispute
-can be resolved before hearing if both parties agree health professional
was negligent
, -can be heard by a judge who can decide if health professional is
negligent and award monetary compensation
what is ethics according to Kerridge, Lowe & Stewart? Correct Ans-
Kerridge, Lowe and Stewart state that:
'ethics is the study of what we ought to do. Or if we restate this in the
way of the Ancient Greeks, ethics asks each of us "How should I live".
what is ethics? Correct Ans- Ethics is a systematic approach that uses
reason to define
what we should do or should not have done.
ethical framework most commonly used in healthcare? Correct Ans-
bioethics
aim of international code of ethics for midwives Correct Ans- 'to
improve the standard of care provided to women, babies and families
throughout the world through the development, education and
appropriate utilisation of the midwife'
midwives are governed by: Correct Ans- the codes and standards of
practice from the Nursing & Midwifery Board of Australia (NMBA)
what does the International Code of Ethics (ICM) address? Correct Ans-
-midwives ethical mandates in keeping with the mission from the ICM
