Inpatient Obstetric Certification Review Course

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Donna Weeks, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, APN Related seminars and products

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Donna Weeks, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, APN, has over 30 years of maternal child nursing experience where she has held roles from staff nurse to manager, director, and educator and is currently practicing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at JFK Medical Center. Donna’s experience includes high-risk OB, L&D, postpartum and newborn nursery. One of her unique experiences includes initialing, facilitating, and evaluating a support group for hospitalized antepartum women. Donna has been instrumental in leading AWHONN’s Postpartum Hemorrhage Project as well as the Baby Friendly Initiative at her facility. She also serves as a Part-Time Professor at Capella University.

Dr. Weeks’ nursing education includes a BSN through the State University of New York, an MSN from The College of New Jersey, and a DNP through Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Additionally, she is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring, is an AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring Instructor Trainer, and AWHONN Obstetrical Patient Safety Instructor Trainer.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Donna Weeks has an employment relationship with Capella University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Donna Weeks is a member of the Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing.

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Objectives

1. Determine three laboratory values associated with HELLP Syndrome.
2. Characterize two changes in pregnancy that affect the cardiac system.
3. Develop a plan of care for a laboring patient with HIV.
4. Evaluate the risks and benefits of internal electronic fetal monitoring.
5. Prioritize three interventions for a category II or category III fetal heart tracing.
6. Recommend methods that decrease the complications of a forceps delivery.
7. Anticipate critical interventions to decrease complications for the neonate and mother related to shoulder dystocia.
8. Evaluate the various treatment options for the obstetrical patient with severe hypertension.
9. Characterize two maternal and two neonatal complications resulting from chorioamnionitis.
10. Specify three cardiovascular changes that take place with the neonate’s transition to extrauterine life.
11. Analyze the physiology that places the infant of a diabetic mother at risk for hypoglycemia.
12. Determine the possible causes of postpartum hemorrhage and appropriate management for each.

Outline

• Hypertension
• Diabetes
• Maternal Cardiac Disease
• Infectious Diseases
• Antivirals
• Blood Disorders
• Obesity
• Rh Incompatibility

• Anxiety and Treatment
• Substance Use/Abuse
• Domestic Violence
• Environmental Concerns

• Antepartum Assessment
• Ultrasound
• Non-stress Testing
• Biophysical Profile
• Amniocentesis
• Cordocentesis

• Assessment
• NICHD Terminology
• Periodic & Episodic Changes
• Uterine Activity

• Cord Blood Gas Evaluation
• Fetal Stimulation

• Physiology of Labor
• Labor Management
• Obstetrical Procedures & Potential Complications
• Pain Management (Analgesia/Anesthesia)

• Labor & Placental Disorders
• Preterm Labor
• Multiple Gestation
• Prolonged Pregnancy

• Physiology
• Family Adaptation
• Lactation
• Complications

• Adaptation to Extrauterine Life
• Assessment
• Resuscitation
• Complication
• Nutrition

• Ethical Principles
• Legal Issues
• Evidenced-based Practice
• Patient Safety

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