Quantified Blood Loss Webinars
In May 2016, OPQIC conducted webinars discussing quantification of blood loss. Click below to watch the recording. Go to opqic.org/webinar for other past webinars….
AWHONN OK Section Conference
Registration is now open for the AWHONN OK section Conference on April 14-15, 2016 from 8am to 5pm at Norman Regional Education Center. OPQIC is excited that Lisa Miller, CNM,…
AWHONN Position Statement: Mood and Anxiety Disorders in Pregnancy and Postpartum Women
All pregnant and postpartum women should be screened for mood and anxiety disorders. Nurses are in key positions to screen women, provide education regarding perinatal mood and anxiety disorders to…
Revised: AWHONN Position Statement on Fetal Heart Monitoring
In June 2015, the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) revised their position statement, Fetal Heart Monitoring. The position statement includes: “During the last decade, more evidence…
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AWHONN Launches Postpartum Hemorrhage Preparedness Survey
The Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH) Preparedness Survey is a FREE benchmarking tool available to AWHONN members. It is designed to help measure hospital-level PPH preparedness. Hospitals completing the survey will receive…
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Call to Action Addresses Safety in Labor and Delivery
Transforming Communication and Safety Culture in Intrapartum Care: A Multi-Organization Blueprint Lyndon, Audrey; Johnson, M. Christina; Bingham, Debra; Napolitano, Peter G.; Joseph, Gerald; Maxfield, David G.; O’Keeffe, Daniel F. Published…
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AWHONN Paper: Perspectives on Implementing Delayed Cord Clamping
Perspectives on Implementing Delayed Cord Clamping. Mayri Sagady, Leslie. Nursing for Women’s Health. 19(2): 164-163, April/May 2015. Abstract: Expanding evidence supports delayed cord clamping (DCC) for both term and preterm…
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JOGNN issue focuses on Nurse Staffing – March/Apr 2015
Multiple articles related to nurse staffing. (March/April, 2015)…
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CDC Report: Prescription Opioid Use among Women of Reproductive Age
The CDC has released the report Opioid Prescription Claims Among Women of Reproductive Age — United States, 2008–2012 in the January 23, 2015 MMWR. Of women of reproductive age, 39%…
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AWHONN Position Statement: Role of the Registered Nurse in the Care of the Pregnant Woman Receiving Analgesia and Anesthesia by Catheter Techniques
Role of the Registered Nurse in the Care of the Pregnant Woman Receiving Analgesia and Anesthesia by Catheter Techniques (January 2015)…
AWHONN Position Statement: Breastfeeding
The Association of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nurses released a position statement, Breastfeeding, in the January/February 2015 issue of JOGNN….