Course Description
This is a two-day course focusing on essential heart rate monitoring and skills utilizing the update NICHD terminology.
Day 1 is didactic and includes the following elements: maternal physiologic changes of pregnancy, methods of fetal monitoring, tracing interpretation, clinical interventions, and verbal and written communication skills.
Day 2 includes interactive instruction utilizing skill stations such as internal fetal monitoring placement, and Leopold's maneuver.
It is recommended the participant have 6 months' clinical intrapartum experience. Participants who attend the full course and successfully pass the skills and written tests earn 18.3 contact hours of continuing education credit awarded by AWHONN. No partial credit will be awarded.

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

• Demonstrate the decision-making process necessary for the proper selection and verification of fetal heart monitoring (FHM) techniques.
• Analyze fetal heart rate patterns, uterine activity 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 about patient status and verify accountability.
  

Instructor
Sara Beikman, RN, BSN

Location
Clay County Medical Center
Education Center

Dates Available
• March 31 & April 1 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)
• November 10 & 11 (8:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.)

Costs
Non-employee: $215.00
CCMC employee: $107.50
Manual: $45.00 (plus tax, shipping & handling)
Textbook: $110.00 (plus tax, shipping & handling)