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Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (Acls) And Obstetrical Critical Care (Ob Cc) Education For High Risk Labor And Delivery Nurses In Caring For Growing Population Of High Risk Patients, Tracey E. Mcmillan
Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Obstetrical Critical Care (OB CC) education for high risk Labor and Delivery nurses in caring for growing population of high risk patients
Tracey E. McMillan RNC, BSN
Clinical Nurse III
Labor and Delivery Unit Coordinator
BACKGROUND: Many studies show that an increasing number of pregnant women in the United States have chronic health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, and chronic heart disease. The factors that place a pregnancy at risk can be divided into four categories: existing health conditions, age, lifestyle factors and conditions of pregnancy. The recent statistics from the Centers for Disease …
In Patients Having A Robotic Hysterectomy, How Does The Amount Of Iv Fluids Given Post-Operatively Affect The Patients' Length Of Stay?, Heidi Fox
Interprofessional Research and Innovations Council
In patients having a robotic hysterectomy, how does the amount of IV fluids given post-operatively affect the patients' length of stay?
Heidi Fox, RN III, CAPA, ASU, MMC
Background: Over the last few years, ASU (ambulatory surgery unit) nurses have noted difficulty with discharging patients undergoing robotic hysterectomy in a timely manner due to both nausea and the inability to void. The nurses have also discerned inconsistencies with regards to the post-operative care including pre-operative bowel prep, amount of IV fluid given post-operatively and anti-nausea meds given. This prompted a literature search and a critical appraisal of pertinent research articles …