PC4 - Pearls of the Trade

Even experienced labor and delivery room nurses benefit from hearing clinical pearls that can be used to solve everyday practice problems. This workshop will look at some of the most vexing situations we encounter, exploring practical solutions you can apply directly: "Is she in latent phase or false labor?" "This fetal heart tracing doesn't look like anything in the books! Does this strip have any reassuring components?" "I think the tracing shows hyperstimulation and they want me to increase the pitocin!" "I think the patient is progressing, but the doctor wants to go to section; how can I make my case?" "The primip in room #3 wants an epidural and she's only 2 cms dilated!" "We're in the childbirth suite; she delivered 10 minutes ago and seems to be losing a lot of blood. How much blood loss has she really experienced?" Come to this stimulating workshop, ready to share your own pearls, as well as your most challenging daily dilemmas.
Saturday, June 21, 2008: 1:00 PM-5:00 PM
502 B (LA Convention Center)
Moderator:
Cheryl K. Roth, RNC, MSN, WHNP-B
1:00 PM
Pearls of the Trade
Olinda Johnson, RNC, MS, CNS