2023 Perinatal Nurse Practicum

Tuesday, August 15, 2023, 8:00 AM - Wednesday, August 16, 2023, 5:00 PM, Avera Education Center, Sioux Falls, SD

The Perinatal Nurse Practicum is a 2 day course providing education for the registered nurse regarding care of the woman and her infant throughout pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Content for the Perinatal Nurse Practicum includes the following areas: maternal physiology, fetal heart rate pattern review, care of the woman during labor and postpartum, preterm labor, obstetric emergencies, hypertensive disorders or pregnancy, intrapartum and postpartum care of the diabetic woman and her infant, postpartum complications, care of the newborn, infant security, and infant loss/bereavement. Course materials are provided.

Accreditation & Credit Designation:
Designation Statement:

In support of improving patient care, Avera is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Credit Statement:

Nurse: Avera designates this activity for a maximum of 15.5 ANCC contact hours. Nurses should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

1. Gain knowledge and understanding of the assessment of the laboring woman and postpartum.
2. Gain knowledge and understanding on maternal physiology
3. Gain knowledge and understanding on diabetes in pregnancy.
4. Gain knowledge and understanding on intrapartum management of the diabetic mother and her infant.
5. Gain knowledge and understanding on fetal heart rate monitoring.
6. Gain knowledge and understanding on preterm labor.
7. Gain knowledge and understanding on hypertensive disorders in pregnancy
8. Gain knowledge and understanding on obstetric emergencies
9. Gain knowledge and understanding of postpartum complications.
10. Gain knowledge and understanding of care of the newborn.
11. Gain knowledge and understanding of infant security
12. Gain knowledge and understanding of infant loss/bereavement.

Fees
$120 - Non Avera Employee
$0 - Avera Employee

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Schedule
Day 1:  8 am - 5 pm
Day 2: 8 am - 5 pm

Registration begins at 7:45 am.  Class will start promptly at 8 am.
Course materials are provided. Lunch is on your own.

Location
 Avera Education Center Classroom 2 (inside the Orthopedic Institute building located on Avera Campus)

 

Disclaimer
All educational materials provided during the course are for your personal use only and should not be reproduced or distributed in any manner.

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Mitigation of Relevant Financial Relationships

Due to the regulations required for CE credits all conflict of interest that persons in a position to control or influence the education must be fully disclosed to participants.  In observance of this requirement, we are providing the following disclosure information: all relevant financial relationships disclosed below have been mitigated.