PCEO Region II Course Overview
Case Studies in Fetal Monitoring
Description
The course is designed to assist nurses in developing and maintaining competency in fetal heart monitoring. There will be a focus on physiology, fetal monitoring strip interpretation, induction / augmentation of labor, chain
of command, and legal issues related to fetal monitoring. Case studies, exercises in strip interpretation, lecture, and discussion will be used to review these topics in fetal monitoring.
Course Objectives
- Correlate fetal monitoring data with underlying physiology.
- Interpret basic and complex EFM tracings.
- Describe the implications of cervical ripening, augmentation, and induction of labor on nursing care and fetal monitoring.
- Discuss case studies in relation to legal ramifications.
- Analyze case studies in fetal monitoring.
Information
Contact Hours: 6.5.
Kettering Medical Center (OH-013, 7/31/2011) 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.
Faculty: AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Instructors
Target Audience: It is recommended that participants have had a basic fetal monitoring course and approximately one year of clinical experience with fetal monitoring. This course is a good preparation for the AWHONN 2-day course or for certification exam. It is also appropriate for those who have already taken the AWHONN course to use as an update or continued clinical competency.
Date: April 27, 2010
Time: 8:00 AM – 4:30 PM
(Registration begins 7:30 AM)
Deadline: April 13, 2010
Location: Kettering Medical Center, Boonshoft Classroom: 4th floor
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