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Scope of Practice: Freedom Within Limits
Author(s) -
Schuiling Kerri D.,
Slager Joani
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
the journal of midwifery and womens health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.543
H-Index - 62
eISSN - 1542-2011
pISSN - 1526-9523
DOI - 10.1016/s1526-9523(00)00070-2
Subject(s) - scope (computer science) , scope of practice , variety (cybernetics) , engineering ethics , clinical practice , health care , sociology , public relations , medicine , nursing , political science , engineering , computer science , law , artificial intelligence , programming language
“Scope of practice” has a variety of meanings amongst mid‐wives, other health professionals, health organizations, and consumers of midwifery care. For some, it refers to the Standards for the Practice of Midwifery; for others, it encompasses the legal base of practice; still others equate it with the components of the clinical parameters of practice. Because “scope of practice” is dynamic and parameters of practice can be impacted by many variables, succinctly defining “scope of practice” is difficult. This article provides a comprehensive discussion of the concept “scope of practice.” Clinical scenarios are provided as case exemplars. The aim of this paper is to provide both new and experienced midwives with a substantive definition of the concept “scope of practice.”