Flight Nurse University of Chicago UCAN Chicago, Illinois
Disclosure(s): No financial relationships to disclose
Disclosure(s):
Teri Campbell, MSN, RN, PHRN, CEN, CFRN: No financial relationships to disclose
Remember when your greatest fear was to care for a high-risk OB patient? What could go wrong now that she has delivered? The US is the LEADING nation in maternal mortality. How can this be, and how can we do better? Come to this fast-paced, terrifying lecture to learn how to recognize and mitigate postpartum complications.
Learning Objectives:
• Participants will list the missed assessment clues for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in the postpartum patient
• Participants will discuss the national and international mortality related to postpartum hemorrhage
• Participants will discuss lethal mental health risks for the postpartum patient including substance abuse disorder, postpartum depression, and postpartum psychosis