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Basic Fetal Monitoring, January 26, 2021 through ZOOM
with Emily Watson, BSN, RN

January 26, 2021
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
8:00 – 9:30 a.m. Maternal & Fetal Physiology & Control of Fetal Heart Rate
9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Standards of Care
10:00 – 10:15 a.m. Break
10:15 – 11:00 a.m. Use of Technology
11:00 – 11:45 a.m. Uterine Activity & Terminology
11:45 – 12:30 p.m. Lunch
12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Pattern Interpretation, Terminology, Nursing Interventions
2:00 – 2:15 p.m. Break
2:15– 3:15 p.m. Pattern Interpretation, (Continued)
3:15 – 3:45 p.m. Communication
3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Wrap-up & Evaluation
Upon completion of this program participant will be able to:
- Review the basics of fetal oxygenation.
- State the Standard of Care regarding assessment of intrapartal fetal status.
- Define baseline, variability, acceleration, decelerations, and reactivity.
- List appropriate interventions based on pattern interpretation
Threshold of Viability Clinical Quality Improvement Series
with Christian Litton, MD

February 3, 2021 -- 12:00-1:00pm
1.Apply evidence informed strategies to care of future pregnant women or newborns.
2.Communicate effectively with families and/or other care team members.
AWHONN POEP Course Modules 6 & 11-- C-section, PACU, Postpartum -- February 10, 2021
with Nicole Goldberg, MSN, RN, CNM

Module 6 – Cesarean Birth and Post Anesthesia Care Unit (PACU)
- Nursing care provided for a cesarean birth in the preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative phases.
- A systematic review of post-anesthesia care unit (PACU) standards and maternal postoperative assessment, potential complications and nursing care recommendations.
- PACU Discharge recovery Scoring Tool
- Potential complications in the immediate post anesthesia care recovery period after cesarean birth.
Module 11 Postpartum Assessment and Nursing Care
- Normal physiologic and psychological changes that occur after birth.
- Normal from abnormal postpartum emotional changes.
- Causes symptoms, and management of potential postpartum complications.
- Expanded content on patient discharge education and POST-BIRTH Discharge Education tool with an emphasis on improving maternal safety.
- Expanded content on postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) including QBL from the PPH Project.
AWHONN POEP Course Module 7--Pregnancy Comp. Part 1 -- March 10th, 2021
with Emily Watson, BSN, RN

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
AWHONN POEP Course Module 5--Complicated Birth -- April 14, 2021
with Emily Watson, BSN, RN

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
STABLE April 28, 2021 -- CMMC
with Monica Neville, MS, NNP, APRN

22 slots available
Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.
All food will be on your own
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
AWHONN POEP Course Modules 8 & 9, - Complications of Pregnancy Part 2 & 3 -- May 12, 2021
with Emily Watson, BSN, RN

Complications of Pregnancy Part 2 Updated Content areas include, but are not limited to: Diagnostic and management related to hypertension in pregnancy Anaphylactoid syndrome of pregnancy (amniotic fluid embolus (AFE)) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation in pregnancy Myocardial infarction (MI) Venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) Complications in Pregnancy Part 3 Content Includes: Trauma in pregnancy Obesity in pregnancy and care and bariatric surgery
STABLE May 26, 2021 Maine General
with Monica Neville, MS, NNP, APRN

Wednesday, May 26th, 2021
Maine General Hospital
35 Medical Center Parkway
Augusta, ME 04330
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Instructor: Monica Neville, MS, NNP, APRN
15 slots available
Registration starts at 7:30 a.m.
All food will be on your own
Topics to Include:
- Discuss issues of patient safety and 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