Journal article
How Australian dual registrants identified as midwives to meet national registration-renewal requirements
Women and Birth, Vol.32(1), pp.50-57
2019
Abstract
AbstractAim A theoretical discussion using categorisation theory to discuss the final analysis of findings from research which investigated midwives' responses to the changed registration-renewal requirements in Australia after the introduction of national registration. Background In 2010 the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law Act introduced national registration to standardise the regulation of health professionals in Australia. Annual registration-renewal standards required all health professionals to meet the same standards of clear police check, insurance for scope of practice, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and Recency of Practice (ROP). Question How did dual registered midwives respond to the changed registration-renewal requirements when national registration was introduced? Methods A longitudinal single case study was conducted in two phases between 2011-2013 with a purposive sample of 24 midwives from five states of Australia to perform individual or group interviews. Findings Participants used inclusion and exclusion criteria to create boundaries around practice to illustrate how they met the registration-renewal standards. Accentuation (exaggeration) of practice helped them define their separate professional registrations. Boundaries included the type of person being cared for, practice activities. and place of practice. Conclusion The theory of categorisation helped explain the dual registrants' behaviour and rationalise their midwifery responses.
Details
- Title
- How Australian dual registrants identified as midwives to meet national registration-renewal requirements
- Authors
- Michelle Gray (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Science, Health, Education and Engineering
- Publication details
- Women and Birth, Vol.32(1), pp.50-57
- Publisher
- Elsevier BV
- Date published
- 2019
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.wombi.2018.05.006
- ISSN
- 1871-5192
- Copyright note
- Copyright © 2019. This manuscript version is made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Nursing, Midwifery and Paramedicine - Legacy
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450861002621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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