Following this presentation, the participant will be able to:

1. evaluate the newborn’s withdrawal process, with emphasis on the ability of the infant to eat, sleep, console using the ESC Care Tool

2.  make recommendations for maximizing non-pharmacologic interventions 

3.  identify infants who may need pharmacologic treatment by utilizing the ESC Care Tool and Full Care Team Huddles

Northern Light Eastern Maine Medical Center Education Department is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Northeast Multistate Division (NEMSD), an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

3.5 Nursing Contact Hour Provided

Objectives

• Outline harmful effects of tobacco and nicotine on the fetus and newborn
• Discuss evidence-based treatments for nicotine addiction in the perinatal period
• Review effective approaches with new mothers
• Discuss referral to the Maine Tobacco Helpline

Module 3

Physiologic and Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy

Content includes:

•Maternal physical and psychological adaptation to pregnancy and parenthood

•Familial adaptation to newborn •Fetal and placental development in utero

•Maternal assessment and testing options by trimester

Module 4

 •Normal labor and birth has been restructured into a separate module

•New information on evaluating labor coping and practices that provide personalized labor support

•Incorporated updated information on labor progress, second stage labor management, and pain management

The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program provides general guidelines for the assessment and stabilization of sick infants in the post-resuscitation/pre-transport stabilization period, and it is intended for:

Registered nurses:  L&D, postpartum, nursery, NICU, ER

Advanced practice RN’s:  NNP students, nurse midwives, certified nurse anesthetists

Physicians:  family practice, OB, ER, pediatric

Licensed practical nurses and nursing assistants:  L&D, postpartum, nursery

Respiratory therapists

Emergency medical technicians, paramedics

 If you should have any questions please contact Kathy Taylor at ktaylor@mmc.org or call 662-2696.

Module 5

Process of Labor and Birth (Complications)

Content Includes:

•Labor and Birth complications such as as inductions and augmentation, labor dystocia, and postpartum hemorrhage

•New content on the process of quantification of maternal blood loss for every birth

Objectives:

premature rupture of membranes.

2. Identify risk factors and management of preterm premature rupture of membranes.

3. Review the pathophysiology and management of bleeding disorders in pregnancy.

4. Describe the prevalence, physiology, risk factors and management for multiple gestation,

including the nursing care of women with twins and higher order multiples.

Complications of Pregnancy, Part 1 of 3

Expanded content includes but is not limited to the most common pregnancy complications such as rupture of membranes, bleeding disorders, preterm labor, multiple gestation, and preterm birth