Graduate School for Health Practice, Institute of Advanced Studies, Charles Darwin University, Casuarina Campus, Darwin, NT 0909, Australia.
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The Council for Remote Area Nurses of Australia deliver the MEC course which is the only short-course on maternity emergencies offered to non-midwifery qualified remote area nurses and Aboriginal Health Workers. The aim of the course is to improve the maternity emergency skills and knowledge of health service providers who do not have midwifery qualifications. There has been no long-term evaluation of the course since its inception.
To review the longer-term effectiveness of the maternity emergency care (MEC) course which was developed in consultation with the Australian College of Midwives (ACM) and rural and remote practitioners in 2003.
Fifty-seven clinicians who completed the MEC course since 2003 responded to a survey. Seven remote area health managers and two course facilitators were interviewed.
This study provides an evaluation of the experiences of non-midwives who manage maternity emergencies in the rural and remote setting; their perception of the skills, knowledge and confidence acquired through participation in the MEC program.
The MEC course is valued by both remote health managers and practitioners. The learning activities, skills and knowledge gained are reported to be very beneficial and used by remote health practitioners.
澳大利亚偏远地区护士委员会提供 MEC 课程，这是唯一一门为非助产士资格的偏远地区护士和原住民健康工作者提供的产妇急症短期课程。该课程旨在提高不具备助产资格的卫生服务提供者的产妇急症技能和知识。自成立以来，该课程尚未进行长期评估。
回顾 MEC 课程的长期效果，该课程是在 2003 年与澳大利亚助产士学院（ACM）和农村及偏远地区从业者协商制定的。
自 2003 年以来，57 名完成 MEC 课程的临床医生对一项调查做出了回应。对 7 名偏远地区卫生经理和 2 名课程协调员进行了访谈。
本研究对在农村和偏远地区管理产妇急症的非助产士的经验进行了评估；他们对通过参加 MEC 计划获得的技能、知识和信心的看法。
MEC 课程受到偏远地区卫生经理和从业者的重视。所报告的学习活动、技能和知识非常有益，并被偏远地区的卫生工作者所使用。
