Fetal Monitoring Class Development

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Specializes in Perinatal Clinical Applications.

I am researching what other facilities do to have their nurses trained in Fetal Monitoring Interpretation. I have the daunting task to delelope one at our hospital. Unfortunately there are tight budget constraints and will not allow us to send all staff to programs such as AWOHHN or the formal certification by Dr. Murray.

Are there other programs out there? What do you use? Are there any programs that will share or allow to purchase. I just don't want to have to reinvent the wheel so to speak.

Thankyou, Kelly

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Hi Kelly,

I work at a community based "level 2" hospital. We have a tertiary center where we send our transports, based on the letter of agreement that we have with them. Part of our letter of agreement includes education, our tertiary center offers "Basic Fetal Monitoring" four times a year to all of the hospitals in our network. All new L&D nurses must attend!

I am then responsible for the yearly competency and exam that all of our labor and delivery nurses complete. It includes multiple choice, and a lot of strip review. I use the AWHONN Fetal Monitoring book as one of my references when developing the competency. It is a time consuing task every year, to develop the test, but we are then able to see which, if any, staff need remedial help with monitoring concepts. I recommend that you attend the AWHONN or the Dr. Murray workshop yourself as well. You will get lots of good ideas on how to set up your own program.

Marilyn

QUOTE=KellyLynn]I am researching what other facilities do to have their nurses trained in Fetal Monitoring Interpretation. I have the daunting task to delelope one at our hospital. Unfortunately there are tight budget constraints and will not allow us to send all staff to programs such as AWOHHN or the formal certification by Dr. Murray.

Are there other programs out there? What do you use? Are there any programs that will share or allow to purchase. I just don't want to have to reinvent the wheel so to speak.

Thankyou, Kelly

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Specializes in Perinatal Clinical Applications.

Thankyou for your responce. I am certified. Unfortunately we cannot send all our staff.

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