S1B: Research Symposium - Use of Online Support and NICU Education to Decrease Stress for Prenatal Patients on Bedrest: A Mixed Methods Approach

Rubarth, Lori

Monday, June 25, 2012 : 4:30 PM

Title: S1B: Research Symposium - Use of Online Support and NICU Education to Decrease Stress for Prenatal Patients on Bedrest: A Mixed Methods Approach

Potomac B (Gaylord National Harbor)

Lori Rubarth, PhD, APRN, NNP , *, *, DC

Anne Schoening, PhD, RN, CNE , *, *, DC

Amy J. Cosimano, EdD, RN , School of Nursing, Creighton University, Omaha, NE

Holly Sandhurst, EdD, RN , *, *, DC

Audio File

Discipline: Childbearing (CB), Advanced Practice (AP)

Learning Objectives:

Describe the experience of the high risk pregnant woman on bed rest.
Describe how online support and NICU education influence the stress level of pregnant women on bed rest.
Identify nursing interventions designed to decrease the stress of bed rest for the pregnant woman and her family.