Baptist Labor and Delivery Nurses Put All Their Hearts into Certification Program
At Baptist Medical Center in Jackson, Miss., all of Baptist's Labor and Delivery Nurses were certified in Fetal Heart Monitoring through the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles and Practices program.
Jackson, MS (PRWEB) October 13, 2005
All nurses in Baptist Labor and Delivery Department have been certified in the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses Fetal Heart Monitoring Principles and Practices program. This allows Baptist nurses to monitor if a baby is experiencing fetal distress, and how well the fetus is tolerating the mother’s contractions.
Tanya Grace, Baptist L&D nurse manager, noted having all L&D nurses certified offered them opportunity to develop, improve and enhance their fetal assessment skills. “We are the only hospital in the area to have all our nurses certified.”
Nurses were required to complete a two-day workshop. The didactic portion of the workshop provided an analysis of case scenarios requiring synthesis of key principles pertinent to the physiological basis of fetal heart monitoring, tracing, interpretation, interventions and verbal and written communication skills. The skills portion of the session focused on placement of an internal intrauterine pressure catheter, spiral electrode, and performing Leopold’s maneuvers. Auscultation skills and interpretation of fetal monitoring tracings were also practiced and demonstrated.
“A baby's heart rate is a good indicator of whether your baby is doing well or may have some problems,” added Grace. “This certification ensures its personnel have adequate training and provide superior services as judged by a nationally recognized review organization to monitor the baby’s heart.”
Grace continued to state that most babies are born without complications for mother or baby. But should difficulties arise, a mother and her baby will have access to the full services of Baptist's comprehensive medical facilities.
C-Section Delivery Rooms are immediately accessible from the regular Labor-Delivery-Recovery rooms in case of an emergency or a difficult delivery. Experienced physicians in more than 25 specialties and sub-specialties serve on the hospital staff. Neonatal, pediatric, and adult intensive care units located in the hospital offer additional medical resources should they be required.
All babies at The Birthplace are cared for by physicians of The Newborn Associates: John E. Rawson, MD; David M. Temple, MD; Kenny K. Robbins, MD; C. Jason Miller, MD; Jack D. Owens, MD; Mitzi Ferguson, MD; David Wender, MD; and Chris Glick, MD. These board-certified neonatologists are pediatricians with specialized training and expertise in the care of newborns. Your baby will be examined by one of our neonatologists shortly after birth and then daily. During your hospital stay, a neonatologist will be available at all times should a complication develop with your baby.
To learn all about “The Birthplace at Baptist,” including our comprehensive "Right From the Start" program visit the Women’s Services section of Baptist’s website at www. mbhs. org.
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