CE Health & Nursing

This course 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.

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.

This course details the process of labor and introduces practices that nursing personnel can use to help ensure positive delivery outcomes for patients.After completing this course, the learner should be able to:• Define and describe the four stages of labor• Differentiate between the stages and phases of labor• Discuss in detail, the nursing care that should be performed through each phase and stage of labor.

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.

This program examines the range of complications that may be present during or immediately after delivery. It begins with a discussion of preparation and initial assessment. It then presents the range of immediate interventions for an unstable baby, focusing on airway, breathing, and cardiovascular interventions. Next, special considerations are discussed including: premature births, diaphragmatic hernia, robin syndrome, choanal atresia, meconium aspiration, spina bifida and hydrocephalus.

As a baby is born, there are many unique anatomical and physiological characteristics that must be immediately assessed. If nurses and healthcare professionals are not equipped with the knowledge of these characteristics, it would be difficult to properly evaluate the health of a newborn. Therefore, this program provides nurses with the necessary information to thoroughly assess the newborn child.