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Obstetrical Nursing

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Obstetrical Nursing: Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section

SERIES UPDATED INFO: All of the programs in this series have been reviewed to ensure accuracy and clarity, and revised with a variety of minor visual and narrative changes to achieve these goals and improve the overall quality of this series. OVERVIEW: Some women experience no problem giving birth to their babies. Others have difficulty and need assistance. Common procedures used to assist a baby's birth include forceps delivery, vacuum extraction and cesarean section. This course provides an overview of these procedures and details the labor and delivery nurse's responsibilities in regard to forceps delivery, vacuum extraction and C-section. The course also discusses the nurse's role in patient education regarding these procedures.

Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Antepartum Patient

SERIES OVERVIEW While it is an every day occurrence, bringing a new child into the world is a complex task filled with challenges and potential hazards. Medcom’s new and updated 8-part series Obstetrical Nursing is designed to provide the nurse and other healthcare professionals with the information they need to ensure the health and safety of both mothers and their new babies. The programs in this series are: 78798AR Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Antepartum Patient 78798BR Obstetrical Nursing: Electronic Fetal Monitoring 78798CR Obstetrical Nursing: Complications of Pregnancy 78798DR Obstetrical Nursing: Labor and Delivery 78798ER Obstetrical Nursing: Pain Control 78798FR Obstetrical Nursing: Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section 78798GR Obstetrical Nursing: Newborn Stabilization and Care 78798HR Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Postpartum Patient UPDATED INFO: This program has been revised to clarify that Fetal Kick Counts are commonly used but may not be routinely used, and to clarify the definitions of certain terms. In addition, it has been updated to reflect changes in the frequency of prenatal visits.

Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Postpartum Patient

SERIES UPDATED INFO: All of the programs in this series have been reviewed to ensure accuracy and clarity, and revised with a variety of minor visual and narrative changes to achieve these goals and improve the overall quality of this series. OVERVIEW: During the postpartum period of care, the patient may require a notable amount of physical and psychological care. This course focuses on the physiological, psychological and emotional changes a woman goes through during the postpartum period, and includes information that can assist the nurse in caring for and reassuring her postpartum patients. The course also discusses the importance of emotional support and patient education during the postpartum phase of care.

Obstetrical Nursing: Complications of Pregnancy

SERIES UPDATED INFO: All of the programs in this series have been reviewed to ensure accuracy and clarity, and revised with a variety of minor visual and narrative changes to achieve these goals and improve the overall quality of this series. OVERVIEW: Obstetrical Nursing: Complications of Pregnancy is designed to familiarize nurses with the different types of complications that can occur during pregnancy. The course also describes approaches for managing these complications, which can help ensure a safe and healthy delivery for mother and child.

Obstetrical Nursing: Electronic Fetal Monitoring

SERIES OVERVIEW While it is an every day occurrence, bringing a new child into the world is a complex task filled with challenges and potential hazards. Medcom’s new and updated 8-part series Obstetrical Nursing is designed to provide the nurse and other healthcare professionals with the information they need to ensure the health and safety of both mothers and their new babies. The programs in this series are: 78798AR Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Antepartum Patient 78798BR Obstetrical Nursing: Electronic Fetal Monitoring 78798CR Obstetrical Nursing: Complications of Pregnancy 78798DR Obstetrical Nursing: Labor and Delivery 78798ER Obstetrical Nursing: Pain Control 78798FR Obstetrical Nursing: Assisted Delivery and Cesarean Section 78798GR Obstetrical Nursing: Newborn Stabilization and Care 78798HR Obstetrical Nursing: Caring for the Postpartum Patient UPDATED INFO: This program has been revised to show updated examples of monitoring strips, and clarify terms and nursing practices. OVERVIEW While most births occur naturally and without complication, some do not. The labor and delivery nurse must be able to use effective monitoring systems in order to observe changes in the status of the fetus during labor. By understanding the latest monitoring techniques and equipment, including electronic fetal monitoring systems, the nurse can help to create a positive delivery outcome for her patients. This program focuses on the latest electronic fetal monitoring devices and practices.

Obstetrical Nursing: Labor and Delivery

SERIES UPDATED INFO: All of the programs in this series have been reviewed to ensure accuracy and clarity, and revised with a variety of minor visual and narrative changes to achieve these goals and improve the overall quality of this series. OVERVIEW: Obstetrical Nursing: Labor and Delivery is designed to familiarize nurses with the labor process and introduce guidelines and practices that can be used to manage the process and help ensure good delivery outcomes for patients.

Obstetrical Nursing: Newborn Stabilization and Care

Obstetrical Nursing: Pain Control

SERIES UPDATED INFO: All of the programs in this series have been reviewed to ensure accuracy and clarity, and revised with a variety of minor visual and narrative changes to achieve these goals and improve the overall quality of this series. OVERVIEW: Labor is the apt term to describe the birthing process, which is laborious and painful. Obstetrical Nursing: Pain Control describes how the body responds to pain during labor, and provides a detailed overview of the different pain relief techniques and medications that are available.