Event Start/Stop Date and Time
April 29, 2026 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Check-in Date and Time
April 29, 2026 8:30 AM EDT
Location
Webinar
Quiet Location with Reliable Internet Connectivity
Target Audience
This activity is designed for nurses with less than one year experience with EFM.
Event Description
This live webinar will introduce basic fetal monitoring principles to the new perinatal nurse.
Objectives
- Understand basic physiology of the fetal heart rate.
- Demonstrate the use of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) monitoring definitions.
- Discuss advantages/disadvantages of different monitoring modalities.
- Interpret results of common antenatal testing.
- Interpret fetal heart rate patterns using a systematic approach and approved NICHD definitions.
- Discuss physiologic interventions for intrauterine resuscitation.
- Demonstrate communication strategies for the effective interdisciplinary collaboration surrounding fetal monitoring.
Session Credits
Credit will be awarded based on participant selection at time of registration. Before selecting credits, participants are encouraged to review our Credit Glossary (opens in new tab) for general information. Please note that not all credit types are available for every program.
Presenter(s)
- Tammy Goodwin, DNP, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Session Details
Basic Fetal Monitoring - Spring 2026
April 29, 2026 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM EDT
Check-in: April 29, 2026 8:30 AM EDT
To introduce basic fetal monitoring principles to the new perinatal nurse.
Available Credits:
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• 5 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
5.0 Contact Hours from Northwest AHEC
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• 5 Nursing Contact Hours
5.0 Nursing Contact Hours. Northwest AHEC is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the North Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Session Fees:
- $95.00 - Group rate per person when a group of three or more registrations are scanned and attached to the same email or mailed in the same envelope or included in the same fax.
- $105.00 - Individual rate per person
