E6 - 17 and Under: Providing Comprehensive Nursing Care To The Young Obstetrical Patient

0.25 Pharmacology Contact Hours


Title: E6 - 17 and Under: Providing Comprehensive Nursing Care To The Young Obstetrical Patient

Disciplines: Advanced Practice (AP), Childbearing (CB), Newborn Care (N), Professional Issues (PI)

Learning Objectives:
  1. Review the unique age-related prenatal needs of the young patient .
  2. Understand the developmental stages of adolescence and how that influences educational efforts.
  3. Identify strategies used postpartum to promote continued health for the young mother and child.
Submission Description:
There are some distinct differences in the pregnancy care of a teenager and this requires that the nurse be prepared to respond to their physical, cognitive and psychosocial status . Specific guidelines can be used in both the outpatient and inpatient setting that can improve patient oucomes in this vulnerable population
Tuesday, June 18, 2013: 10:45 AM-11:45 AM
Hermitage D (Gaylord Opryland)
Moderator:
Tamara Ferney, *
Presenting Author:
Dyan Aretakis, RN, MSN, FNP-C, F-SAM