Course Description
This workshop is based on AWHONN's guidelines and builds on the essential knowledge and skills gained through the basic/intermediate fetal monitoring courses. This advanced course uses a case study approach focusing on the analysis of fetal heart monitoring (FHM) patterns and characteristics, as well as related case information including underlying maternal-fetal physiology, instrumentation, interpretation and intervention. Additional topics include review of the recently revised AWHON FHM terminology, intermittent auscultation guidelines, and antenatal testing.

Course Prerequisite
This is an advanced workshop that is designed for registered nurses who have previously completed a basic fetal monitoring course.

Learning Objectives
At the conclusion of this continuing medical education activity, participants should be able to:

• Identify basic physiologic principles underlying fetal heart monitoring.
• Describe advanced physiologic principles or maternal and fetal oxygen transfer and acid-base balance.
• Describe advanced concepts in antenatal testing, including analysis and interpretation of biophysical profiles and complex antenatal fetal heart monitoring tracings.
• Identify physiologic principles, goals and interventions for patients undergoing antenatal testing.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of interventions for patients undergoing antenatal testing. Compare and contrast physiologic principles and causes of adult cardiac dysrhythmias with fetal cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Analyze fetal cardiac dysrhythmias patterns and describe outcomes associated with these patterns.
• Analyze complex fetal heart monitoring patterns, including uterine rupture, maternal-fetal hemorrhage, and abruption, utilizing National Institute of Child Health and Development (NICHD) FHM nomenclature/definitions
• Apply perinatal risk management principles, communication techniques and documentation strategies related to complex and challenging patient care scenarios.
  

Instructor
Sara Beikman, RN, BSN

Location
Clay County Medical Center
Education Center

Dates Available
• January 17 (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Costs
Non-employee: $125.00
CCMC employee: $62.50
Manual: $45.00 (plus tax, shipping & handling)
Textbook: $90.00 (plus tax, shipping & handling)