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Overview
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Overview
Overview
The goal of this course is to engage acute care nurses in a discussion about hypertension in pregnancy.
Goals and Outcomes
Goals and Learning Outcomes
Knowing how to identify and diagnose hypertension in pregnancy is an essential skill for healthcare professionals. The course will explain the differences between various forms of hypertension, preeclampsia, and HELLP syndrome. Additionally, it will explain diagnostic criteria for each diagnosis, and discuss the risk factors and possible complications for the woman and the fetus. Treatments, assessments, and monitoring parameters will also be discussed, as well as patient education and the need for collaboration, teamwork, and communication between healthcare professionals.

After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify the different types of hypertension in pregnancy.
  • Select appropriate assessments and treatments for women with hypertension in pregnancy.
  • Determine the monitoring and educational needs of women with hypertension in pregnancy.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/24

Course Originally Released On: 12/01/21
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Course Details

Course Originally Released on : 12/1/2021

REL-ACU-0-MHP

Course Author

Kimberly Workman

MA

Kelly LaMonica

DNP, MSN, RNC-OB, EFM

Accreditations
Accreditations

NURSES
In support of improving patient care, Relias LLC is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP#13791

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Disclaimer: Not all courses will provide California Board of Registered Nursing approval. Per California Assembly Bill No. 241, continuing education courses related to direct patient care shall address at least one or a combination of the following:(1) Examples of how implicit bias affects perceptions and treatment decisions of licensees, leading to disparities in health outcomes; or (2) Strategies to address how unintended biases in decision-making may contribute to health care disparities by shaping behavior and producing differences in medical treatment along lines of race, ethnicity, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, socioeconomic status, or other characteristics.

CEBroker
Relias LLC reports to CEBroker for the following boards (Provider # 50-1489): Arkansas State Board Of Nursing, District Of Columbia Board Of Nursing, Florida Board Of Nursing, Georgia Board Of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Examiners For Registered Professional Nurses
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Disclosures
None of the planners/faculty, unless otherwise noted, for this educational activity have relevant financial relationship(s) to disclose with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.