Perinatal Orientation & Education Program (POEP) & Simulation/Skills Days
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The POEP & Simulations/Skills course provides the foundation for Perinatal Nursing as it blends online learning with five days of simulation scenarios and skill stations. With 15 modules provided by AWHONN, POEP focuses on topics such:
- Reproductive Health & Infertility
- Preconception& Interconception Health
- Physiologic & Psychosocial Adaptation to Pregnancy
- Process of Labor & Birth
- Perinatal Safety & Risk Management
- Complications of Pregnancy
- Perinatal Infections and Perinatal Loss
- Postpartum Assessment & Care
- Newborn Assessment & Nursing Care
- Neonatal Complications
- Cesarean Birth & Post Anesthesia Care
To prepare for each of the Simulation/Skills Days, participants must complete the corresponding POEP Modules, which range from 16-20 hours depending on the component content.
COURSE MATERIALS:
Course fees include access to the required online modules
COURSE PRE-REQUISITES
- Must have 2 - 4 months Unit Orientation prior to attending this course
- Must have completed "Introduction to Fetal Monitoring Course"
- Must have completed correlated POEP Modules and Post Test with 80% accuracy
- Must present Completion Certificate the morning of the Simulation/Skills Day session
COURSE FEES:
$ 1019
Simulation/Skills Days ONLY (available on a limited basis for current Perinatal Nurses as a skills refresher)
$125 per day.
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COURSE COMPLETION CRITERIA
- Successful completion of all POEP Modules
- Attend all Simulation/Skills Day sessions in their entirety
- Complete course evaluations
C.E. INFORMATION
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses which is accredited as a Provider of Continuing Education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. AWHONN is approved by the California Board of Nursing, Provider #CEP580 for 67 CE Hours