Level II Nursery Care: The focus of this program is on the introductory knowledge and skills needed for nurses to care for the
newborn needing transitional or intermediate level care as well as the late preterm infant.
This course is designed to provide didactic education and in no way infers competency in clinical practice. NW PRN recommends the use of this program in conjunction with individualized precepted clinical experience according to the requirements of the individual institution.
(see brochure)
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Introduction To Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing: The focus of this program is on the introductory knowledge and assessment skills
needed to care for the antepartum, intrapartum and postpartum mother and baby
couplet.
This course is designed to provide didactic education and in no way infers competency in clinical practice. NW PRN recommends the use of this program in conjunction with individualized precepted clinical experience according to the requirements of the individual institution.
(see brochure)
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Fetal Monitoring Courses
Intermediate Fetal Monitoring: See AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring education brochure (read
AWHONN
program brochure) This course is designed for registered nurses with a minimum of six months clinical nursing experience using fetal heart monitoring technology in an intrapartum setting. Participants are expected to already possess basic knowledge and related skills in the following areas:
•Maternal physiologic changes of pregnancy
•Fetal growth and development
•Methods of fetal monitoring
•Preparation of patient for set-up and initiation of external or internal fetal monitoring
•Obtaining and maintaining tracings that document fetal heart rate and uterine contractions
•Interpretation of uterine contraction frequency, duration, and baseline resting tone
•Identification of the baseline fetal heart rate, variability and deviations
•Indicated clinical interventions
•Communication and documentation standards
At the conclusion of this workshop, participants should be able to:
•Demonstrate the decision-making process necessary for the proper selection and
verification of fetal heart monitoring techniques.
•Analyze fetal heart rate patterns and their implications for fetal well-being.
•Correlate indicated clinical interventions with related maternal-fetal physiology.
•Describe the role and responsibility of the professional nurse in the use of FHM
in intrapartum care.
•Simulate the psychomotor skills used in FHM.
•Communicate verbal and written data to verify accountability
(See NWPRN brochure)
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