Clinical Management of Uterine Atony
Hours: 0.50
A case of obstetrical hemorrhage due to uterine atony, requiring medical and surgical interventions and blood component replacement therapy is presented. Emphasis: A review of obstetrical hemorrhage, etiologies, and treatments is provided. The importance of early recognition and response to excessive blood loss is stressed. Medical and surgical interventions for uterine atony are reviewed. Current recommendations for blood component replacement therapy for massive hemorrhage are discussed.
A case of obstetrical hemorrhage due to uterine atony, requiring medical and surgical interventions and blood component replacement therapy is presented. Emphasis: A review of obstetrical hemorrhage, etiologies, and treatments is provided. The importance of early recognition and response to excessive blood loss is stressed. Medical and surgical interventions for uterine atony are reviewed. Current recommendations for blood component replacement therapy for massive hemorrhage are discussed.
American Nurses Credentialing Center
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Nurses will receive 0.50 Nursing Contact Hours after successfully completing this course.
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.
Relias LLC designates this enduring activity for a maximum of 0.50 AMA PRA category 1 Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
List common risk factors for OH.
Review medical treatments for uterine atony.
Identify pre-surgical and surgical treatments for uterine atony.
Describe blood component therapy for massive hemorrhage.
Outline:
Introduction
Case Study: Part 1
Case Study: Part 2
Case Study: Part 3
Case Study: Part 4
Case Study: Part 5
Case Study: Part 6
Case Study: Part 7
Conclusion
Post-Test
Instructor: William Cusick, MD, MFM, FACOG
Subject Matter Expert: Dr. Patricia Hensley, DNP, MHA, BSN, RNC-OBDr. Cusick earned his medical degree from the Medical College of Ohio. He completed his residency at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine. Post-residency, he completed a fellowship in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Connecticut. Dr. Cusick is board-certified in OB/GYN and Maternal-Fetal Medicine, is an ARDMS-accredited sonographer, and is certified in first-trimester screening through the Fetal Medicine Foundation. He is an assistant clinical professor in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Connecticut School of Medicine and at the Quinnipiac University Frank Netter School of Medicine.
Dr. Cusick holds membership in the Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Medical Society, American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Society of Maternal Fetal Medicine, and American Institute of Ultrasound in Medicine, and serves on the board of The Fetal Medicine Foundation.
Subject Matter Expert: Susan Hale, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFMDr. Patricia (Patti) Hensley is a highly motivated nursing educator with over 20 years of experience in the obstetric and newborn platform. Patti has spent years in the hospital setting advocating for patient safety, quality improvement and professional development and is now working to educate America’s future nurses with a combination of didactic, online and simulation methods of teaching. Patti further shares her knowledge of obstetrics as a subject matter expert, writer and reviewer, for an educational assessment company.
Dr. Hale is the Clinical Program Development Manager at AWHONN and a DNP Mentor at Capella University. Her clinical career has been in obstetric and neonatal care. While an AWHONN member, Dr. Hale served as the Chair of Communications for the AWHONN Ohio Section as well as Section Chair; a member of various committees; Chair of the Membership Committee; Team Lead for the AWHONN Nursing Care of the Women Receiving Regional Analgesia/Anesthesia in Labor Evidence-Based Clinical Practice Guideline; Corresponding Member to AWHONN’s 2019 Convention Program Committee; and Champion/Lead for the AWHONN Ohio Diaper Drive.
The target audience for this course is: Nurses; Physicians; in the following settings: Acute Care Facility.
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