G5 - Creative Coverage of Obstetrics – the Role of Hospitalists, Laborists and Mid Level Providers
Disciplines: Professional Issues (PI), Newborn Care (NB), Childbearing (CB), Advanced Practice (AP)
Learning Objectives:
- Describe the various coverage options in use around the country.
- Describe the positive impact on staff nurses when detailed implementation planning is done.
- List quality indicators that can be positively impacted by these options.
Does your obstetric service follow the traditional coverage model for triage, labor & delivery, postpartum and well baby nursery? Are you knowledgeable about the creative coverage options many of your peers are using? This presentation will discuss the variety of coverage options in use throughout the US, provide details of implementation planning and its impact on nursing staff and describe the quality indicators that can be positively impacted by these options.
Tuesday, June 28, 2011: 3:15 PM-4:15 PM
108-112 (Colorado Convention Center)
Moderator:
Carol Wilson, RN, MSN
Presenter Author:
Judith A. Hager, RN, MSN, FHIMSS
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