Course Code: REL-ACU-0-IFHM-V2
Hours: 2.75
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2027
Learning Objectives:
Define the characteristics of FHR and uterine activity obtained via auscultation, palpation, and EFM methods.
Interpret electronic FHR and uterine patterns.
Recall key physiological and anatomical aspects of maternal-fetal circulation and select risk management strategies related to fetal monitoring.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction to Fetal Heart Monitoring
Section 2: Maternal-Fetal Oxygenation Pathway
Section 3: Methods of Fetal Monitoring
Section 4: Assessing Uterine Contraction Activity
Section 5: Monitoring the Fetal Heart Rate and Fetal Heart Rate Pattern Characteristics
Section 6: Fetal Heart Rate Interpretation and Clinical Response
Section 7: Optimizing Patient Safety in Fetal Monitoring
Section 8: Conclusion
Subject Matter Expert: Claire Hartman, RN, IBCLC
Claire Hartman is a Lead SME writer in Obstetrics for Clinical Solutions at Relias. She has a clinical background in both high-risk obstetrics at a large teaching hospital and in a free-standing community birth center. She has a passion for supporting families experiencing perinatal loss and has led a community support group for bereaved families.
Reviewer: Sally Robertson, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, NEA-BC
Sally Robertson, MS, BSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, C-ONQS, NEA-BC, is the Director of Fetal Heart Monitoring Programs at AWHONN. She started her Labor and Delivery nursing career at Norman Regional Hospital in Norman, Oklahoma. Her BSN is from the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing. Sally completed her Master of Science from the University of Oklahoma, Health Sciences Center, College of Nursing in 2010 and accepted a job in Kealakekua, Hawaii at Kona Community Hospital as the Director/Manager of Women’s Services. Sally was transferred to Kauai as the Manager of the Kauai Regional Education and EMR until she decided to seek out her passion for Women’s Services in Orlando, Florida. As the Director of Women’s Services at two HCA Florida hospitals, and most recently she opened UCF Lake Nona Hospital as the Director of Women’s Services and the first Care, Transformation, and Innovation Hub for HCA Corporate. Sally has been a member of AWHONN since 2010 and is actively involved in AWHONN, as a past Membership Chair and as a previous Section Advisory Committee (SAC) advisor to four state sections. She was a member of the AWHONN Emerging Leaders Class of 2016 and the Hawaii Section Secretary/Treasurer while she was in Hawaii. Sally is an Instructor Trainer for the Fetal Heart Monitoring courses. Sally’s passion is the safe care of mothers and babies in labor and delivery.
Reviewer: William Cusick, MD, MFM, FACOG
Dr. Cusick earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio. He completed his residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Post-residency, he completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cusick is board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, is an ARDMS-accredited sonographer, and is certified in first-trimester screening through the Fetal Medicine Foundation. He is an assistant clinical professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and at the Quinnipiac University Frank Netter School of Medicine.
Dr. Cusick holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and serves on the board of The Fetal Medicine Foundation.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Medical Providers; Nursing Personnel; in the following settings: Hospitals: Acute.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.