ABOUT THIS PROGRAM:
Approved for 7.75 contact hours, designed for registered nurses, new to fetal monitoring, with at least 2 weeks of fetal monitoring experience to 1 year of experience in caring for the antepartum and intrapartum patient at the time of class.
Objectives include: Identify the purpose of fetal monitoring, Identify the components of the fetal heart rate and associated physiology, Describe fetal monitoring baseline characteristics using the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) terminology and criteria, Differentiate characteristics of Category I, II, and III patterns, Explain the instrumentation for fetal heart and uterine activity monitoring, Explain various methods of antepartum testing, Discuss the common nursing interventions related to fetal heart rate patterns and related maternal physiology, Discuss the components of nursing documentation, legal issues and communication.
Requirements to participate: 1) Computer with microphone and video camera, 2) Teams and Google accessibility
