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Obstetric ACLS: Strategies to Enhance Maternal Resuscitation Outcomes
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Cardiac-pulmonary arrest is a preventable clinical problem if detected in time by using early warning score (EWS) and treated promptly without delay. EWS provides a way to quickly and efficiently respond to emergencies in hospitals, allowing medical personnel to quickly assess the situation and act. The resuscitation in obstetric patients is particularly challenging, as it involves the lives of both mother and fetus. Being knowledgeable of possible causes and required therapies is a vital component in successful resuscitation. As physiological and anatomical changes occur during pregnancy, special considerations are required during cardiopulmonary resuscitation.
Douglas Stephens, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC
Douglas Stephens, DNP, CRNP, ACNP-BC, is an associate professor in the graduate program at Jacksonville State University. He is the lead faculty for the Adult-Gerontology Acute Care Nurse Practitioner track and is nationally certified as an adult acute care nurse practitioner, with clinical practice experience in critical care medicine. He continues to pursue opportunities to improve patient outcomes for imminent declining patients, using ACLS evidence in all patient populations.
Speaker Disclosures:
Financial: Douglas Stephens has employment relationships with Birmingham Hospital and Jacksonville State University. He receives a speaking honorarium from PESI, Inc. He has no relevant financial relationships with ineligible organizations.
Non-financial: Douglas Stephens is a member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
