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Capability

Moves beyond competency and is the extent to which an individual can adapt to change, generate new knowledge and continue to improve practice. Capability and its dimensions include:
• knowing how to learn
• working well with others
• being creative
• having a high degree of self-efficacy
• applying competencies to both novel and familiar situations.

Caseload midwifery

A model of maternity care where women have a primary midwife assigned to them throughout pregnancy, labour and birth and the postnatal period. Each midwife has an agreed number (caseload) of women per year and acts as a second or "back-up" midwife for women who have another midwife as their primary carer.

Collaboration

All members of the health care team working in partnership with women and other consumers of midwifery practice, and each other to facilitate access to the highest standard of health care. Collaborative relationships depend on mutual respect. Successful collaboration depends on communication, consultation and joint decision making within a risk management framework, to enable appropriate referral and to ensure effective, efficient and safe health care (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2013, p. 16).

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2018) Midwife standards for practice                     

Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...

Collaborative practice

Where health professionals work as an effective team, optimising individual skills and talents and sharing case management to reach the highest of patient care standards.

Commonwealth Register of Institutions and Courses for Overseas Students (CRICOS)

The official Australian Government website that lists all Australian education providers that offer courses to people studying in Australia on student visas and the courses offered.. Only these providers can enrol overseas students or issue AQF qualifications and statements of attainment to them.

CRICOS

Retrieved from: http://cricos.education.gov.au/default.aspx

Competence

The combination of skills, knowledge, attitudes, values and abilities that underpin effective and/or superior performance in a profession/occupational area.

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2014) Nurse practitioner standards for practice                

Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...

Complex needs (midwifery)

Women requiring care beyond what would be considered routine or normal by the health service. Refers to the application of care principles for a range of experiences including maternity emergencies and recognising and responding to clinical deterioration in women with complex needs. This is inclusive of situations where women may be experiencing risks to social and psychological wellbeing, mental health or requiring medical or surgical care.

Complex/Complexity

People requiring care beyond what would be considered routine or normal by the health service. It refers to the application of care principles for a range of experiences including emergencies and recognising and responding to clinical deterioration. This is inclusive of risk to social and psychological wellbeing, mental health or requiring medical or surgical care.

Conceptual framework

Promotes coherence in the program of study by identifying how underpinning educational, nursing and midwifery philosophies are used to guide teaching and learning approaches and support program learning outcomes.

Consultation or consult

Professional advice from a qualified, competent source and making decisions about shared responsibilities for care provision. It is dependent on the existence of collaborative relationships, and open communication, with others in the multidisciplinary health care team (Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia, 2013, p. 16).

Nursing and Midwifery Board of Australia (2018) Midwife standards for practice                     

Retrieved from https://www.nursingmidwiferyboard.gov.au/Codes-Guidelines-Statements/Pro...

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