Maternal-Child Nursing: Family-Centered Care Across the Postpartum and Newborn Transitions

Course Purpose

4contact hours nursing continuing education course: Maternal-Child Nursing: Family-Centered Care Across the Postpartum and Newborn Transitions.

Continuing Education Credit Designation

This educational activity is credited for 4 contact hours at completion of the activity.

Overview

4 contact hours nursing continuing education course: Maternal-Child Nursing: Family-Centered Care Across the Postpartum and Newborn Transitions.

Objectives

Upon completion of this independent study, the learner will be able to:

1. Define the postpartum period and describe the physiologic adaptations a nurse expects during it.
2. Perform and document a BUBBLE-EE focused postpartum assessment and state what each component evaluates.
3. Distinguish the three stages of lochia by timing, colour and composition, and identify findings that require escalation.
4. State both the traditional and the 2017 definitions of postpartum hemorrhage and explain why estimated blood loss is unreliable.
5. Identify the 4 T's of postpartum hemorrhage, name the most common cause and its share of cases, and list associated risk factors.
6. Describe the nursing first response to postpartum hemorrhage, including access, blood loss assessment and bimanual massage.
7. Explain the hormonal control and staged composition of human milk and support an effective latch.
8. Describe the newborn's first-day assessment, the Apgar score and the signs of respiratory distress that require urgent attention.
9. Teach safe infant sleep in the context of what sudden unexpected infant death is and how it is counted.
10. Differentiate physiologic from pathologic neonatal jaundice and state which timing of onset must be reported.
11. Distinguish baby blues from postpartum depression using the retrieved prevalence and diagnostic framing.
12. Plan discharge teaching for the family that reflects postnatal care as a continuum rather than a single visit.

Who this course is for:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, registered nurses, licensed practical or vocational nurses, and other healthcare providers in any setting who want continuing education on Maternal-Child Nursing: Family-Centered Care Across the Postpartum and Newborn Transitions.

Course outline

12 sections · finish in any order across devices

1. 1

   Course overview and learning objectives

2. 2

   Introduction

3. 3

   The Fourth Trimester: What the Postpartum Weeks Actually Involve

4. 4

   BUBBLE-EE: The Structured Postpartum Assessment and What It Finds

5. 5

   Recognising Postpartum Hemorrhage: Definitions, Causes and Why Estimates Fail

6. 6

   Responding to Hemorrhage: Access, Tone, Uterotonics and the Team

7. 7

   Lactation Physiology, Latch and the Support That Decides Whether Feeding Works

8. 8

   Newborn Assessment: Apgar, the First Examination and Respiratory Distress

9. 9

   Safe Sleep and Sudden Unexpected Infant Death: Teaching That Has to Survive Discharge

10. 10

    Jaundice, Emotional Health and Discharge Teaching That Names the Red Flags

11. 11

    Nursing Considerations

12. 12

    Conclusion

This Course Satisfies

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