Recommended For:

Emergency department RNs, new grad RNs, or those RNs transitioning into the specialty area of obstetric nursing! Excellent knowledge building and a great addition to your resume to get you a step ahead!

Precipitous Labor and Emergency RN Delivery: On-Demand

(50 minutes) Worth 1 Continuing Education Contact Hour

If you work in the emergency department or as a labor and delivery nurse, you're bound to care for a patient with a precipitous labor and birth at some point in your career! These births can be fast and furious, and are not without risks to both the patient and the fetus. This course identifies the definition of precipitous labor, along with potential contributing and causative factors. A step-by-step approach of the emergent RN delivery procedure will be outlined, with a focus on prioritization of assessments and interventions. In addition, complications of precipitous labor and delivery will be discussed, along with nursing management strategies to keep the patient, the newborn, and the nurse safe!

CE provider approved by the CA Board of Registered Nursing

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Summary:


Type of Course: On-Demand
Duration: 50 Minutes
Must complete course in its entirety to receive contact hours. This includes PDF, Video Narrated Lesson, and Post-test/Quiz.
Continuing Education Contact Hours:
 1
Completion Window:
 You have 72 hours from your purchase time to complete the course.
Course Details:
 If you work in the emergency department or as a labor and delivery nurse, you're bound to care for a patient with a precipitous labor and birth at some point in your career! These births can be fast and furious, and are not without risks to both the patient and the fetus. This course identifies the definition of precipitous labor, along with potential contributing and causative factors. A step-by-step approach of the emergent RN delivery procedure will be outlined, with a focus on prioritization of assessments and interventions. In addition, complications of precipitous labor and delivery will be discussed, along with nursing management strategies to keep the patient, the newborn, and the nurse safe!  
Recommended For:
 Emergency department or labor and delivery registered nurses. In addition, new graduate registered nurses or those looking to dive into a new specialty area of obstetric nursing! Excellent knowledge building and a great addition to your resume to get you a step ahead!
Cancellations: 10% admin and banking fee for cancellations. Balance of refund will be reimbursed within 6-10 days of cancellation.

Your Course Instructors

SCCEd Founder & Lead Instructor

Kristi Eichhorn MSN, WHNP-BC, CNM, CEP, RNC-OB, C-EFM

• Over 23 years of experience as a nurse, provider, and educator in perinatal and L&D settings
• Extensive leadership and mentoring of nurses, from academia to in-patient departments
• Board Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and Certified Nurse Midwife
• CA Board of Registered Nursing Continuing Education Provider
• Maternal Newborn Nursing Care (MNNC) Course Director
• AWHONN Intermediate and Advanced Fetal Monitoring Designated Instructor
• NCC Certified: Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring
• Adjunct Nursing Professor
• Mom of twins and former high risk obstetric patient!

Kristi has a unique perspective as a patient, nurse, provider, and educator to provide a comprehensive and full-circle approach in her education style. As the founder of SCCEd, she is committed to your experience in enhancing your professional goals and finding your own passion along the way.