 Contact Hours: 3 |  |
 Target Audience: |
Instructional Level: Advanced |
BOC Level of Difficulty: Advanced |
Accreditation Information:
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Course Goals & Objectives:
Course Goals:
This advanced-level course is designed for healthcare providers with a desire to learn more about the development of the fetus, changes that occur during or shortly after birth, and how to assess and treat the newborn.
Learning Outcomes:
After completing this course, the learner will be able to:
- Explain the five stages of lung development and fetal circulation.
- ​Explain the purpose of fetal lung fluid and fetal breathing.
- ​Explain the role of surfactant in lung mechanics and how to test for lung maturity.
- ​Recognize the fetal circulatory pathway and the basic anatomical differences between the adult and the neonate pulmonary and circulatory systems.
- ​Recognize different assessments of fetal growth and development.
- ​Identify the processes during labor and delivery and for the newborn to transition to extrauterine life.
- ​Explain the basic equipment needs and assessments for the delivery of the high-risk infant.​
Disclosures:
TEXT COURSES
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Contact Hours: 3 contact hour in length (check your state’s approval status in the state-specific course catalog for your profession).
Target Audience: Nurses
Criteria for Completion: Criteria for Completion: A score of 75% or more is considered passing. Scores of less than 75% indicate a failure to understand the material and the test will need to be taken again until a passing score has been achieved.
Personnel Disclosure:
Financial- Heather O'Connell is employed and receives a salary. She receives payment from Colibri Healthcare, LLC for the presentation of this course.
Nonfinancial - no relevant nonfinancial relationship exists.
Content Disclosure: This course does not focus solely on any specific product or service
Cancellation Policy: For activity cancellation, returns, or complaint resolution, please contact us by email help@homeceu.com or by phone at 1.800.55.4CEUS (2387). We have a 100% satisfaction guarantee. Refunds will be issued for courses that have not been completed (exam not taken), or for any course that has been rejected by your board of approval. Webinar attendance must be canceled 24 hours before the scheduled start time.
Authors:
Heather O’Connell, MSM, RRT, ACCS, CPFT
Heather O’Connell has been a respiratory therapist for 17 years. She has worked in many different areas of the field, such as critical care, pulmonary function and bronchoscopy, and labor and delivery. Heather earned her associate’s in science from Edison State College, her bachelor’s in cardiopulmonary sciences from the University of Central Florida, and her master’s in healthcare administration from Southern New Hampshire University. She worked as a clinical preceptor from 2010 until 2015, when she became a full-time director of clinical education for respiratory care at Florida Southwestern State College. She has taught various classes such as Assessment, Mechanical Ventilation, and Therapeutics.
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