Mother/Baby Nursing Fellowship
* Next availability for all fellowship programs is January 2010 *
What is the
Fellowship?
The Mother/Baby fellowship is an extended orientation program designed
for graduate nurses and nurses who are coming to the acute care mother-baby setting
from other areas of health care.
The fellowship is
designed to:
- Provide an evidenced-based
didactic foundation
- Provide a supervised
clinical practicum.
- Prepare the nurse
to provide care for post-partum mothers ranging from normal to those
with high risk complications.
- Prepare the nurse
to care for newborns from birth through the first few days of life.
- Prepare the nurse
to care for newborns experiencing complications during the transitional
period and throughout the hospital stay.
- Prepare the nurse
to care for high-risk antepartum patients.
What Can
I Expect?
The fellowship includes 32 hours of class time and a minimum of six weeks
of clinical experience with a preceptor.
Topics covered
include:
- Professional development;
delegation, communication, critical thinking, prioritizing
- An overview of
the following topics:
- Physiological
changes of pregnancy
- Physiological
changes in the postpartum patient,
- Antepartum
risk factors and complications
- Postpartum
complications
- Breastfeeding
techniques
- Newborn
Adaptation and Assessment
- Transition
in the Newborn
- Common complications
of the Newborn
What Will
I Learn?
With specifics included for mother-baby clients:
- Health assessment
data (physical, psychosocial,
cultural, and diagnostic)
- Identifying and
prioritizing care for maternal patients with complications including:
- Pregnancy
Induced Hypertension
- Diabetes
- Post-partum
hemorrhage
- Infection
- DIC
- Rh disease
- Preterm
Labor
- Premature
Rupture of Membranes
- Placenta
Previa
- Abruptio
Placenta
- Common Maternal
Clinical Procedures
- Blood and
Blood Product administration
- Lab result
interpretation
- IV insertion
and maintenance
- Education
of patient regarding self and infant care
- Breast feeding
techniques
- Identifying and
prioritizing care for newborn patients with complications including:
- Respiratory
complications
- Infection
- Hyperbilirubinemia
- Hypoglycemia
- Thermoregulation
- Common Nursery
Clinical Procedures
- Hood oxygen
set-up and administration
- Venipuncture
and capillary blood draws
- IV insertions
and maintenance
- Phototherapy
- Isolette
For more information,
please call 314-251-6939.
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