OB Emergencies
Description
This program was developed to help nurses in emergency situations in obstetrical areas. This class will offer emergency scenarios and interactive participation with the attendees. The topics will include: Malignant Hyperthermia; Eclampsia in Hypertensive Patient; Maternal Hemorrhage in the Intrapartum & Postpartum Periods; Shoulder Dystocia; & Mock Code – ACLS OB Review.
Course Objectives
- Malignant Hyperthermia (MH):
- Define MH & its prevalence in 2009.
- Review the nurses’ role in MH emergency.
- Identify what is needed in MH emergency cart. - . Eclampsia in the Hypertensive Patient:
- Define the epidemiology & risk factors of hypertensive disorders in pregnancy.
- Describe the priorities for treatment & management of care.
- Explain the guidelines for anticonvulsant & antihypertensive therapy. - Obstetrical Hemorrhage:
- Identify the signs of hemorrhage using the ABC’s.
- Describe the causes of maternal hemorrhage in the intrapartum and postpartum periods.
- Describe the interventions for treating hemorrhages.
- Review the basics for a crash c-section. - Shoulder Dystocia (SD):
- Define SD & the risk factors associated with it.
- Describe actions & maneuvers to be taken when SD occurs.
- Describe documentation timelines when treating SD. - Mock Code- ACLS OB:
- Describe the physiologic changes of pregnancy that may affect resuscitation.
- Identify the different interventions used for a pregnant woman during resuscitation.
- Identify the nurses’ responsibilities in a mock code.
Contact Hours: 6.8
Grandview Medical Center (OH-072 2-1-12) is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Ohio Nurses Association OBN-001-91, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Co-provided by PCEO
Faculty: Qualified and experienced L&D nurses and a Surgical Nurse Educator.
Target Audience: All perinatal nurses and nursing students interested in care of the obstetrical patients in emergency situations.
Maximum Attendance: 21
Date: May 23, 2012
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM (Registration begins 7:45 AM)
Deadline: May 9, 2012
Location: Southview Medical Center, Main building, Cafeteria Classroom
