[rastanursern]

Hey everyone, I'm on my third week of L&D orientation, and we started fetal monitoring today. Can anyone recommend a good book or website that can help me get better at reading tracings? I know it will all make sense once I'm actually hands on, we go to the floor as of next Monday. Thanks!

[FLIPA]

Hi, rastanursern! AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) has a book called: Fetal Heart Monitoring, Principals and Practice, Third Edition, 2005. This is their latest edition. It covers all aspects of fetal monitoring, including the change to the "new" terminology. Parts of it are very "deep", but it contains many charts and suggested guidelines for intervention and treatment that are helpful. There are also case studies and examples of fetal monitor tracings that are interpreted. Your unit should have a copy of it.

AWHONN also has fetal monitoring classes offered by instructors at different institutions. Look on their website for information. www.awhonn.org.

Good luck with orientation on L&D.

[rastanursern]

Originally Posted by FLIPA

Hi, rastanursern! AWHONN (Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses) has a book called: Fetal Heart Monitoring, Principals and Practice, Third Edition, 2005. This is their latest edition. It covers all aspects of fetal monitoring, including the change to the "new" terminology. Parts of it are very "deep", but it contains many charts and suggested guidelines for intervention and treatment that are helpful. There are also case studies and examples of fetal monitor tracings that are interpreted. Your unit should have a copy of it.

AWHONN also has fetal monitoring classes offered by instructors at different institutions. Look on their website for information. www.awhonn.org.

Good luck with orientation on L&D.

Thanks

[nightingale67]

Hi! Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring is also a great book.
~Jen

[rastanursern]

Originally Posted by nightingale67

Hi! Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring is also a great book.
~Jen

Thx, I'll look into it.