For registered nurses, new to fetal monitoring, with at least 2 weeks of fetal monitoring experience.
About this Event

LOYOLA ADMINISTRATIVE PERINATAL CENTER (APC) PRESENTS

Fundamentals of Fetal Monitoring Course

Created by: Perinatal Outreach Educators of IL (POEI)

Wednesday, June 19, 2024
8:00 AM – 4:30PM
Virtual Class via zoom and google forms
7.75 CNEs for Nurses
No cost to register

Instructor: Stephanie Loiacono- Loyola APC OB Educator

ABOUT THIS PROGRAM: 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

Criteria for successful completion and receipt of contact hours for this educational activity include:

Attendance for the entire presentation.
A post-test score of 80% or higher and completion of an evaluation to receive 7.75 contact hours

The week before class handouts and log in link will be sent to the email you used to register, make sure the email you use will not spam our email. For class all participants must be logged into Teams and be able to access Google forms. If you are using a computer at your organization, check to make sure Teams and Google forms can be accessed.

Certificates will be available following completion of evaluation and post-test.

Loyola University Health System is approved with distinction as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Ohio Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. (OBN-001-91). No one with the ability to control content of this activity has a relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with an ineligible company.