Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (June 23-27 2012): E1 - Facts Vs. Fiction: Collaborative Practice In Fetal Monitoring

Title: E1 - Facts Vs. Fiction: Collaborative Practice In Fetal Monitoring

Disciplines: Professional Issues (PI), Advanced Practice (AP)

Learning Objectives:

Identify common misbeliefs related to electronic fetal monitoring (EFM).
Discuss EFM communication and teamwork issues that arise between nursing and other disciplines, and strategies to resolve conflict.
Describe the legal implications related to error and teamwork failures in EFM and list three crucial steps to reduce/eliminate error.

Submission Description:

Join a perinatologist and a nurse-midwife/attorney for a look at common myths and barriers to collaborative practice in electronic fetal monitoring (EFM). Test your knowledge and the knowledge of your colleagues in this interactive session designed to reveal what the evidence really tells us about fetal monitoring, and what you can do to improve team communication and collaboration related to EFM, the single most common obstetric procedure in the United States.

Tuesday, June 26, 2012: 10:45 AM-11:45 AM

Prince George's Exhibit Hall D (Gaylord National Harbor)

Moderator:

Elizabeth Gilbert

Presenting Authors:

Lisa A. Miller, CNM, JD and David A. Miller, MD

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