Course Code: REL-ACU-0-PND
Hours: 1
Type: Online Course
Content Expiration Date: 12/31/2025
Learning Objectives:
Identify definitions and risk factors for perinatal loss.
Identify interventions needed with perinatal loss.
Describe bereavement guidelines when caring for perinatal loss.
Outline:
Section 1: Introduction
About This Course
Learning Objectives
Section 2: Perinatal Loss Background
Overview
Definitions
Risk Factors
Review
Summary
Section 3: Interventions to Support Women Experiencing Perinatal Loss
Delivery Interventions
Clinical Interventions
Review
Summary
Section 4: Perinatal Bereavement
Grief Management
Bereavement Phases
Mourning Tasks
Guidelines for Bereavement Programs
Framework for Care Delivery
More on Good Communication
Section 5: Patient, Family, and Staff Support
Patient and Family Support
Future Pregnancies
Staff Support
Review
Summary
Section 6: Clinical Vignette
Meet Melissa
Section 7: Conclusion
Course Summary
Course Contributors
Resources
References
Exam and BrainSparks
Writer: Cathryn Ayers, RN
Cathryn Ayers, RN, MSN has nearly 10 years of critical care experience. She was active in multiple committees to improve patient safety, executed staff education activities, and managed the new graduate orientation program for those entering intensive care units. Cathryn obtained a license for massage and bodywork therapy in 2012 and graduated from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 2016 with a Master of Science in Nursing Education. She has provided telephonic case management services and developed program materials to facilitate positive outcomes for people with rare conditions across the United States. Cathryn has a passion for teaching and helping others to be their best.
Subject Matter Expert: Kelly LaMonica, DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, EFM
Kelly completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice at Grand Canyon University in 2019. She received her MSN at the University of Phoenix in 2011. Dr. LaMonica is a member of the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN) and sits on the Educational Advisory Committee for AWHONN. She was also named a Corresponding Member of the 2020 Research Advisory Panel of AWHONN. Dr. LaMonica is also a member of Sigma Theta Tau International. She is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring. Dr. LaMonica is an NRP Instructor. She was a Labor and Delivery Nurse Manager for 3 years and was a Perinatal Risk Nurse for the past 8 years and was a labor and delivery nurse for 7 years prior to that. Dr. LaMonica has also been a Clinical Instructor at Rutgers University and Raritan Valley Community College.
Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.