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Goals and Learning Outcomes

Shoulder dystocia is a vaginal delivery that requires a series of additional maneuvers to deliver the infant after routine, gentle traction of the head has failed. Nearly half of all shoulder dystocias occur in the absence of risk factors, making them largely unpredictable and unpreventable. Perinatal morbidity and mortality rates associated with shoulder dystocia are high, even when properly managed. Although considered an obstetric emergency, shoulder dystocia can usually be managed uneventfully by a well-trained obstetric provider and a team of nursing/resuscitation professionals. 

The goal of this course is to equip nurses in acute care settings with knowledge of current evidence regarding prediction, prevention, and management of shoulder dystocia, and the importance of accurate, thorough communication and documentation.
 


After taking this course, you should be able to:

  • Identify patients who may be at higher risk for developing shoulder dystocia
  • Describe maneuvers used to treat shoulder dystocia
  • Describe documentation needed following a birth involving shoulder dystocia
  • Define shoulder dystocia and how it is diagnosed.
  • Describe risk factors and complications associated with shoulder dystocia.
  • Describe maneuvers used to treat shoulder dystocia.
  • Describe documentation needed following a birth involving shoulder dystocia.

Course Termination Date: Not yet determined

Content Expiration Date: 12/31/24

Course Originally Released On: 05/01/19

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Accreditation Information

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

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.

 

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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, Kansas State Board of Nursing, Kentucky Board of Nursing, Michigan Board of Nursing, Mississippi Board of Nursing, New Hampshire Board of Nursing, New Mexico Board Of Nursing, North Dakota Board of Nursing, South Carolina Board Of Nursing and West Virginia Board Of Registered 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.