AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course
This course addresses principles of fetal heart monitoring and may be used as a knowledge assessment tool to validate the comprehension of experienced perinatal clinicians. This course includes lectures and hands-on skill stations, including performing Leopold maneuvers, placement of an intrauterine pressure catheter and fetal spiral electrode, interpretation of fetal monitoring tracings using a case-based approach, identification of physiologically based clinical interventions, and communication and risk management principles. This course can be used to support preparation for certification examinations. There is a recommended renewal date every two years for the Intermediate Fetal Monitoring Course.
Learning Outcomes:
- Interpret fetal heart rate monitoring using NICHD terminology within a safety culture framework of interdisciplinary teamwork
- Describe clinical interventions and related maternal-fetal physiology to optimize fetal oxygenation
- Demonstrate collaborative communication in the perinatal setting
- Demonstrate common perinatal procedures related to fetal monitoring
Nursing Contact Hours/CME Credit:
11.5 total nursing contact hours/11.5 CME credit available
Course Format:
Successful completion of online prerequisite education is required before attending the one-day in-person portion of the course.
- prerequisite online learning is approximately three and a half hours.
- In-person is eight hours (cannot be taught virtually).
Nursing contact hours/CME credit will be awarded after the successful completion of the online knowledge validation test and evaluation after the in-person course and is required to receive nursing contact hours/CME credit for the course.
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