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Digital Seminar

Inpatient Obstetric Certification Review Course


Speaker:
Donna Weeks, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, APN
Duration:
9 Hours 16 Minutes
Format:
Audio and Video
Copyright:
Jun 07, 2018
Product Code:
POS077825
Media Type:
Digital Seminar


Description

This comprehensive review course offers the latest information and trends you need to know to pass your Inpatient Obstetrics Certification exam. An in-depth review of labor & delivery, antepartum, postpartum and nursery current practices will prepare you for success by not just reviewing key points but also reinforcing them through realistic test questions! The review course covers all the clinical and professional issues per the current exam blueprint, plus you’ll gain valuable test-taking strategies and tips that are certain to aid in your quest for success on the Inpatient Obstetrics exam!

Join expert speaker, Donna Weeks, DNP, APN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, for this dynamic session that will increase not only your nursing knowledge, but also your earning power and employment opportunities.

Credit

Planning Committee Disclosure - No relevant relationships

All members of the PESI, Inc. planning committee have provided disclosures of financial relationships with ineligible organizations and any relevant non-financial relationships prior to planning content for this activity. None of the committee members had relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies or other potentially biasing relationships to disclose to learners.  For speaker disclosures, please see the faculty biography.



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NOTE: Tuition includes one free CE Certificate (participant will be able to print the certificate of completion after passing the online post-test (80% passing score) and completing the evaluation). Instructional methods will include PowerPoint, didactic lecture, and others.

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Materials that are included in this course may include interventions and modalities that are beyond the authorized practice of your profession.  As a licensed professional, you are responsible for reviewing the scope of practice, including activities that are defined in law as beyond the boundaries of practice in accordance with and in compliance with your profession's standards.  

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PESI, Inc. is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurses completing these self-study materials will earn 10.25 contact hours. Expires: 06/07/2024.


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PESI, Inc. is a provider approved by the California Board of  Registered Nursing, Provider #: 17118 for 10.0 self-study contact hours. 

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Florida Nurses

PESI, Inc. is an approved provider by the Florida Board of  Nursing. Provider #: FBN2858. These materials qualify for 10.0 self-study contact hours.

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Speaker

Donna Weeks, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, APN's Profile

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Donna Weeks, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM, APN, has over 30 years of maternal child nursing experience where she has held roles from staff nurse to manager, director, and educator and is currently practicing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at JFK Medical Center. Donna’s experience includes high-risk OB, L&D, postpartum and newborn nursery. One of her unique experiences includes initialing, facilitating, and evaluating a support group for hospitalized antepartum women. Donna has been instrumental in leading AWHONN’s Postpartum Hemorrhage Project as well as the Baby Friendly Initiative at her facility. She also serves as a Part-Time Professor at Capella University.

Dr. Weeks’ nursing education includes a BSN through the State University of New York, an MSN from The College of New Jersey, and a DNP through Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Additionally, she is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring, is an AWHONN Fetal Heart Monitoring Instructor Trainer, and AWHONN Obstetrical Patient Safety Instructor Trainer.

 

Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Dr. Financial: Donna Weeks has an employment relationship with Capella University. She receives a speaking honorarium and recording royalties from PESI, Inc. She has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Dr. Donna Weeks is a member of the Association of Women’s Health Obstetrics and Neonatal Nursing.


Additional Info

Access for Self-Study (Non-Interactive)

Access never expires for this product.


Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists

Objectives

  1. Determine three laboratory values associated with HELLP Syndrome.
  2. Characterize two changes in pregnancy that affect the cardiac system.
  3. Develop a plan of care for a laboring patient with HIV.
  4. Evaluate the risks and benefits of internal electronic fetal monitoring.
  5. Prioritize three interventions for a category II or category III fetal heart tracing.
  6. Recommend methods that decrease the complications of a forceps delivery.
  7. Anticipate critical interventions to decrease complications for the neonate and mother related to shoulder dystocia.
  8. Evaluate the various treatment options for the obstetrical patient with severe hypertension.
  9. Characterize two maternal and two neonatal complications resulting from chorioamnionitis.
  10. Specify three cardiovascular changes that take place with the neonate’s transition to extrauterine life.
  11. Analyze the physiology that places the infant of a diabetic mother at risk for hypoglycemia.
  12. Determine the possible causes of postpartum hemorrhage and appropriate management for each.

Outline

Maternal Factors Affecting the Fetus & Newborn
Disease Process
  • Hypertension
  • Diabetes
  • Maternal Cardiac Disease
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Antivirals
  • Blood Disorders
  • Obesity
  • Rh Incompatibility
Pregnancy Risks
  • Anxiety and Treatment
  • Substance Use/Abuse
  • Domestic Violence
  • Environmental Concerns
Fetal Assessment
  • Antepartum Assessment
  • Ultrasound
  • Non-stress Testing
  • Biophysical Profile
  • Amniocentesis
  • Cordocentesis
Electronic Fetal Monitoring
  • Assessment
  • NICHD Terminology
  • Periodic & Episodic Changes
  • Uterine Activity
Acid-Base Assessment
  • Cord Blood Gas Evaluation
  • Fetal Stimulation
Labor & Birth
  • Physiology of Labor
  • Labor Management
  • Obstetrical Procedures & Potential Complications
  • Pain Management (Analgesia/Anesthesia)
Obstetrical Complications
  • Labor & Placental Disorders
  • Preterm Labor
  • Multiple Gestation
  • Prolonged Pregnancy
Postpartum
  • Physiology
  • Family Adaptation
  • Lactation
  • Complications
Newborn
  • Adaptation to Extrauterine Life
  • Assessment
  • Resuscitation
  • Complication
  • Nutrition
Professional Issues
  • Ethical Principles
  • Legal Issues
  • Evidenced-based Practice
  • Patient Safety

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Comments

Christine L

"Thank you Donna Weeks. I passed my RNC-OB last month. This class definitely prepared me for the inpatient OB exam. I’ve been an L&D RN for a decade and everything Donna went over has helped me in my practice. Thank you Donna Weeks....your lecture was awesome!!😊🎉❤️"

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