Chapter 1 The purposes and nature of assessment and clinical assessment Chapter contents Introduction The nature of assessment The purposes of assessment Assessment for entry into the profession Assessment as…
Chapter 5 Conducting defensible and fair assessments Chapter contents Introduction The key concepts of conducting defensible and fair assessments Validity Reliability Feasibility Discriminating power Conclusion Key points for reflection References…
Zara is a 29-year-old primipara who presents herself at the midwife’s clinic, which is held at her GP’s surgery, giving a history of a positive pregnancy test. • If Zara…
While working in Africa, Zara had been able to assist several of her African friends during childbirth, all of which had occurred at home and attended by mostly female relatives…
As part of the routine antenatal care, which Zara is receiving from her midwife at her local maternity unit, Zara is offered a 20-week anomaly ultrasound as part of the…
Zara, during the booking appointment, is asked by the midwife to provide a mid stream specimen of urine to screen for infection. The midwife notes that the specimen appears cloudy…
At Zara’s 20-week scan, the ultrasonographer documented in her report that the placenta was situated on the anterior wall of the uterus with the majority of the placental body situated…
Zara is 5 feet and 2 in. tall (155 cm) and, prior to pregnancy, wore size 8 clothes; she wears size 3 (European size 35.5) shoes. Her husband, James, is…
The midwife officially recorded Zak as having an Apgar score of 9 at approximately 1 min of age. Following the delivery James was surprised how alert his son Zak was,…
Both Zara and James follow a vegetarian diet and try to lead a healthy lifestyle. At her first visit to the midwife, Zara was calculated as having a body mass…
