EFM for Postpartum Nurses???

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Specializes in NICU,Mother-Baby,L&D.

I am a new grad working on a Mother/Baby unit. Upon hire, I was informed that we have 18 months to become EFM certified. I just think this is crazy considering our primary patients are postpartum mom and baby. We occasionally take stable antepartums , so of course we need to know the basics of reading the strips, but certification to me is a bit much. I was just wondering how common this is and the rationale for this. Is this becoming a new practice standard?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Actually certified through the NCC, or just have a certificate that you've taken the AWHONN class? I think if you see antepartum patients, you should have a rudimentary knowledge of EFM, but even most of our L&D nurses don't have the NCC certification.

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Specializes in NICU,Mother-Baby,L&D.

Hi! I actually wasn't aware that there were two different EFM Certs, I assumed she meant the NCC Exam. I'm definitely gonna clarify when I go back in to work! I'm just going my what was told to me in my interview. What's the difference between the two?

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Hi! I actually wasn't aware that there were two different EFM Certs, I assumed she meant the NCC Exam. I'm definitely gonna clarify when I go back in to work! I'm just going my what was told to me in my interview. What's the difference between the two?

The class is just a class, and it's good for 2 years - like NRP or STABLE. Then you have to retake the class. The certification is a certification - you take a proctored exam, and if you pass, it would be initials added to your title, and you have to submit CEUs every 3 years to maintain the certification.

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