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2008 NH AWHONN Programs
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bullet Basic Fetal Monitoring

Date/Time: April 28, 2008, 8:30am-3:30pm
Location (Directions): Frisbie Memorial Hospital, Rochester
Instructor: Pat Connors, RNC, MSN

Workshop Description:

"Basic Fetal Monitoring" workshop for the newer nurse who has little or no knowledge of fetal monitoring. The content will include an introduction to basic principles, physiology, and case reviews.

About the Instructor:

Pat Connors, RNC, MSN, is currently a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. She has more than 35 years experience as a staff nurse and educator. Pat is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics, Electronic Fetal Monitoring, and as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner by NCC. She is an instructor for the AWHONN Intermediate Fetal Heart Monitoring Course. Pat is also a Certified Legal Nurse Consultant and a member of the AWHONN Consulting Group.

Registration Information:

Fee: $50 for AWHONN members, $65 for Non-members
Additional Information: View Workshop Brochure
Contact: Call Ann Hillman at 603-227-7000, ext 2909 or E-mail ahillman@crhc.org
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bullet Post Anesthesia Care of the Cesarean birth Patient

Date/Time: May 7, 2008, 7:30am-12:00pm
Location (Directions): The Common Man Inn, Plymouth
Instructor: Karen Tollock, RN BSN

Workshop Description:

This course is designed for perinatal nurses who recover Cesarean birth patients. Course content includes a review of cardiac anatomy and physiology, basic dysrhythmias, anesthetic agents and options, nursing management of the post-operative patient, and practice scenarios.

About the Instructor:

Karen Tollick, BSN, RN has 28 years of ICU, PACU and ED nursing experience. Karen has 10 years experience as a in-house Critical Care Educator and is Clinical Faculty for Maternal Child Health nursing students.

Registration Information:

Fee: $30 for AWHONN members, $40 for Non-members
Additional Information: View Workshop Brochure
Contact: Call Ann Hillman at 603-227-7000, ext 2909 or E-mail ahillman@crhc.org
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bullet S.T.A.B.L.E.
Date/Time: May 12, 2008, 7:30am-4:30pm
Location (Directions): Littleton Regional Hospital, Littleton
Instructor: Lisa McNerney, BSJ, MA

Course Description

New Hampshire AWHONN presents "S.T.A.B.L.E." a course for nursery and OB nurses, physicians, and respiratory therapists in community hospitals who work with sick newborns. It addresses what follows after the Neonatal Resuscitation Program, emphasizing six important areas of concern: Sugar, Temperature, Artificial Breathing, Blood Pressure, Laboratory Tests, and Emotional Support (of the family). The mnemonic-based program developed by Kris Karlsen, MSN, RNC, NNP is designed to optimize learning, retention, and recall of information.
About the Instructor

Our instructor, Lisa McNerney, RN, BSJ, MA is the clinical staff educator for Pediatrics/Nursery at Parkland Medical Center, Derry, NH.

Registration Information

Fee: $95.00 for AWHONN Members, $105.00 for Non-members.
Additional Information: View Workshop Brochure
Contact: Call Ann Hillman at (603) 227-7000, ext. 2909 or e-mail ahillman@crhc.org
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