Labour Skills Year One Year Two Year Theory Theory practise Theory Theory practise Theory Theory practise and Practice only and Practice only and Practice only Skills Skills Skills Knowledge of drugs carried by midwives in the √ √ community Uses prescription charts correctly and √ √ √ maintains accurate records Involve in administration and/or self √ √ administration of medicinal products Midwives exemption orders (utilisation & √ √ √ legislation) Use of non-pharmacological methods of pain √ √ √ √ relief (e.g. TENS, massage, positioning) Safely administer oral analgesia in labour √ √ Safely administer controlled drugs √ √ Safely administer inhalational analgesia √ √ √ Assist with insertion of epidurals √ √ Care of women with epidurals/spinals √ √ Labour Skills Year One Year Two Year only only only and and and Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory Theory practise practise practise Skills academic Practice Skills academic Practice Skills academic Practice
Labour Skills Year One Year Two Year Theory Skills Theory and practise Practice only Theory Skills Theory and practise Practice only Theory Skills Theory and practise Practice only Knowledge of drugs carried by midwives in the community √ √ Uses prescription charts correctly and maintains accurate records √ √ √ Involve in administration and/or self administration of medicinal products √ √ Midwives exemption orders (utilisation & legislation) √ √ √ Use of non-pharmacological methods of pain relief (e.g. TENS, massage, positioning) √ √ √ √ Safely administer oral analgesia in labour √ √ Safely administer controlled drugs √ √ Safely administer inhalational analgesia √ √ √ Assist with insertion of epidurals √ √ Care of women with epidurals/spinals √ √ Labour Skills Year One Year Two Year Theory Skills academic Theory and practise Practice only Theory Skills academic Theory and practise Practice only Theory Skills academic Theory and practise Practice only
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