Regional Obstetrical Orientation | 5-day session (BTHC)

Regional Obstetrical Orientation is is comprised of 5 days and staff are required to attend all 5 days of the session

Who should attend:  RNs and LPNs new to the Obstetrical Unit

Held in the Boardroom

Day 1 – Perinatal Assessment | February 7, 2025

• document standards
• family-centred care
• perinatal assessment
• triage orientation
• antenatal antibody development
• hyperemesis gravidarum
• pyelonephritis
• STBBI
• Leopold’s maneuvers
• pelvic exams
• antepartum hemorrhage
• PROM/PPROM
• preterm labour
• DVT/PE/AFE
• post term complications

Day 2 – Labour & Delivery | February 12, 2025

• mechanisms of labour
• supportive care in labour
• emergent delivery
• fourth stage of labour
• spiral electrodes
• intrauterine pressure catheters
• induction of labour

Day 3 – Procedures & Pain Relief | February 20, 2025

• pain relief in labour
• epidurals in labour
• operative vaginal delivery
• shoulder dystocia
• postpartum hemorrhage
• twin delivery
• breech delivery
• caesarean section
• VBAC

Day 4 – Complications | February 25, 2025

• hypertensive disorders
• diabetes in pregnancy
• postpartum assessment
• discharge from hospital
• perinatal loss

Day 5 – Newborn Assessment & Care | March 17, 2025

• newborn assessment
• late preterm infant
• newborn treatments
• hypoglycemia
• hyperbilirubinemia
• newborn sepsis
• pain management in the newborn
• neonatal abstinence
• neonatal seizures
• introduction to the ACoRN process
• infant safety and discharge

Note to Participants

• Please arrive 15 minutes early for registration.
• No registration fee for this session.
• Participants will be responsible for their own meals/drinks/snacks.
• Registration closes (1) week prior to the session.