Care of the Intrapartum Patient
Description
This introductory course to labor and delivery theory is designed to prepare the nurse with basic knowledge of the labor and delivery process. Topics include physiology of labor, maternal and fetal assessment, and stages of labor, anesthesia / analgesia and nursing intervention for labor, delivery, and recovery. There is a hands-on component to this course.
Course Objectives
- Describe the common theories explaining the onset and continuation of labor, as well as the role of the four "P's".
- Discuss the potential for deviations in the four "P's".
- Describe the stages and phases of labor and the care of the client during each stage.
- Discuss the use and interpretation of electronic fetal monitoring.
- Discuss risk factors that may affect labor outcome.
- Describe the indications for assisted deliveries and Caesarean sections.
- Describe the nursing interventions, comfort measures utilized during labor.
Contact Hours: 6.3
Joint Township District Memorial Hospital (UVMC-P-004-96) has been approved as a provider unit of continuing education by the Ohio Board of nursing through the OBN Approver Unit at UVMC OBN-005-92.
Faculty: Experienced L&D nurses
Target Audience: Orientees to maternity nursing, cross-training personnel and students interested in labor and delivery
Minimum Attendance: 5
Date: March 19, 2012
Time: 8:00 am– 4:30 pm
(Registration begins 7:30 am)
Deadline: March 4, 2012
Location: Wilson Memorial Hospital, Sidney - Lower Level of the Medical Office Building
