Assignment Task
Part 1: Professional practice portfolio use
- Describe the purpose of the Professional Practice portfolio and discuss the recommended components
- Present a discussion that supports the use of the Professional Practice portfolio to demonstrate professional midwifery practice. Your discussion should reflect on the benefits and challenges of using a Professional Practice portfolio to demonstrate capability for midwifery practice
The above aligns with Standard 7: Evaluates outcomes to improve midwifery practice “The midwife takes responsibility for the evaluation and continuous improvement of practice” (NMBA, 2018). The Australian College of Midwives (ACM) and the Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) offer its members online tools for planning and recording Professional Portfolio details.
Part 2: Application of professional standards
Standard 3: Demonstrates the capability and accountability for midwifery practice (NMBA, 2018) includes 8 points about how the registered midwife maintains capability for practice. Whilst considering these 8 points:
- Describe a situation from your current clinical placement where you have been delegated responsibility to take action. Your description should include the context of midwifery practice and health care delivery, who was involved, what you were delegated to do, how you enacted the delegated responsibility or action and the outcome.
- Discuss how you demonstrated the application of the relevant professional standards (within your scope of practice as a student midwife) and reflect upon the accountability for your decisions, actions, behaviours, and responsibilities.
Demonstrate the use of evidence-based research (peer reviewed journal articles, policies and/or protocols) including the use of academic writing principles and APA 7th ed. referencing.
