basic fetal monitoring

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Can anyone tell me what to expect from basic fetal monitoring class? I was signed up by the don and she is on vacation.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

They will cover:

various fetal heart patterns

accelerations

decelerations

fetal oxygenation and basic physiology

placental functioning/physiology

legal implications in using fetal heart monitoring: benefits and limitations

actions to take based on the patterns seen and documented

HAVE FUN, you will learn a lot.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

I should add: this class is designed for nurses relatively new to OB nursing.

Advanced Fetal Heart Monitoring classes expound on the foundation built in the first class and with a year or more experience.

Here is a link that has a pretty thorough course description....these classes are designed by AWHONN----the text published by AWHONN as well.

http://www.awhonn-nm.org/stuff/0506efm.pdf

also for more info see:

http://www.awhonn.org

good luck.

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