Professional Development in Nursing

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Title : Doula 's Role as a Nurse

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The purpose of this research is to develop a theory which centers around the specific title of a nurse : doula . The doula will be described through their relationship with patients , and the comparison of their role with the role in a hospital of regular nurses . Also , the concept of stress during pregnancy and the healthcare issues surrounding a patient 's level of stress will also be implemented into the paradigm of the p

The following will present the role of the doula in labor and delivery (L D ) both as their role in supporting the mother and the father as well as the child : Comparison 's will be made between the doula and a nurse as their roles are highly contrasted in the area of support . A review of facts both in a brief history of doulas as well as the threats that may occur to the mother and child during birth will be presented . A slight review of healthcare issues will be presented in the as they apply to stress and anxiety to the mother during birth

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Doula as a practice was not professionalized until recently . In 1968 the American College of Doula-Midwives (ACNW ) was established and since its inception , doula has been witness to a resurgence of the field and practice (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation . The Oklahoma Doula Practice Act establishes various restrictions of the practice of doula in Oklahoma . The act itself would further legitimize the practice of doula by enforcing laws and requiring certain restrictions in the state of Oklahoma . These enforcements would include the scope of practice qualifications for licensure , renewals , fees , reinstatements , continuing education requirements , complaints , violations , and penalties (AAASC

Under this act , doula is subject to proper practicing procedures instituted in the state of Oklahoma , and in accordance with the State Board of Health Rules doula could not be practiced without strict guidelines and only an emergency could doula be practiced . In Oklahoma the practice of doula is narrowly explained and its scope of utilization is ill defined as Suarez states in Doula is Not the Practice of Medicine (1993 . However , outside of subjective opinion , the Oklahoma Nursing Practice Act gives this definition to doula , a qualified professional doula registered with the Oklahoma Board of Doula Registration and Nursing Education who possesses evidence of certification according to the requirements of the American College of Doula-Midwives and has the right to use the title Certified Doula-Doula and the abbreviation CNM (Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation

Doula in Oklahoma is further defined as being a medical act in which the doula assists antepartally , intapartally , postpartally and gynecologically ' a woman and newborn (OMRF . Medical consultation is given in regards to the constant care of the newborn and as Oklahoma requires a doula to be properly trained and certified through the practices established by the American College of Doula-Midwives , such assistance is regulated

The constraining factor that should be...