Course Summary
Contact Hour(s):
1 Contact Hour
Author:
Kelly LaMonica, DNP(c), MSN, RNC-OB, EFM
This peer-reviewed course is applicable for the following professions:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN), Certified Nurse Midwife, Certified Nurse Practitioner, Certified Registered Nurse Practitioner, Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS), Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN), Licensed Vocational Nurses (LVN), Midwife (MW), Nursing Student, Physical Therapist (PT), Physical Therapist Assistant (PTA), Registered Nurse (RN), Respiratory Care Practitioner, Respiratory Therapist (RT)
Accreditations:
The American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
State Approvals:
Alabama, Provider #ABNP1485; California BRN Provider #CEP # 13509; Kentucky Board of Nursing Provider #7-0085; Florida Board of Nursing Provider 50-353; Nevada Board of Physical Therapy; New York State Education Department’s State Board for Physical Therapy
Course Description:
This course discusses normal fetal circulation and the physiologic changes that occur at birth. It also reviews the difficulties and complications that can occur during the post-birth transitioning phase and how to care for the infant.
Outcomes:
≥ 92% of participants will know the potential causes of complications of a neonate at delivery and how to care for them.
Objectives:
After completing this continuing education course, the participant will be able to:
- Identify normal fetal circulation.
- Explain what physiologic changes occur at birth.
- List the risk factors impacting fetal transition.
- Examine the complications that can occur at delivery.
- Create a plan for evidence-based intervention if complications occur at delivery.
Disclosures:
CEUFast Inc. and the course planning team for this educational activity do not have any relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.