Perinatal Core Measures

Speaker: Valerie Huwe RNC-OB, MS, CNS

Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Cite the five perinatal core measures endorsed by The Joint Commission
• Identify perinatal outcome measures that are nursing sensitive
• Review evidence based nursing interventions that enhance quality and provide safety for hospitalized women and infants

Using Optimality as a Framework for Labor

Speaker: Valerie Huwe RNC-OB, MS, CNS

Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Examine how cultural influences such as technology and the media shape women’s attitudes about labor and birth.
• Explore the evidence in support of physiologic birth
• Incorporate optimality measures as a metric to improve birth outcomes for women and infants.

Recognition of the Compromised Newborn

Speaker: Tanya Kamka RNC-NIC, MSN

Upon completion of this program the participant will be able to:

• Discuss maternal, fetal and intrapartum risk factors that contribute to a compromised newborn
• Describe the physiologic changes that must occur at birth for successful transition to extrauterine life
• Discuss the nursing assessments and interventions for an infant who becomes compromised
• Review case scenarios