December 10, 2024 -- 

8:00 a.m. to  2:30 p.m.

8:00 – 9:00 a.m.     History of EFM and Monitoring Techniques

9:00 – 10:30 a.m.    Maternal Fetal Physiology

10:30-10:45             Break

10:45 – 12:00 p.m.   Pattern Interpretation, Terminology

12:00 – 12:30 p.m.   Lunch

12:30 – 1:30 p.m.     Nursing Interventions, Communication & Safety

1:30-2:00 p.m.         Strip Review

Topics to Include:

Discuss issues of patient safety and error reduction in the delivery

of nursing and medical infant care.

Identify infants at increased risk for becoming hypothermic.

Summarize basic evaluation of neonatal respiratory distress.

Discuss the causes, presentation and initial treatment of hypovolemic, cardiogenic, and septic shock.

Describe the clinical signs of neonatal sepsis.

Discuss the crisis that families face when the infant requires care in a neonatal intensive care unit.

You may find it helpful to have a STABLE Program Learner Manual with you during this class.

You may borrow a copy from your facility or purchase one from www.stableprogram.org

Perinatal Outreach Presents:

Advanced Fetal Monitoring

8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

 Upon completion of this program participant will be able to:

1. State the terms and definitions of fetal heart rate patterns as per the National Institutes of Health Consensus Group document.
2. Correlate critical fetal heart rate patterna with related maternal fetal physiology.
3. Recognize category 2 and 3 tracings, as well as recurrent vs intermittent decelerations.
4. Discuss management of category 2 fetal heart rate tracings.
5. List appropriate interventions based on the interpretation of the fetal heart rate pattern.