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Using Simulation-Based Learning to Prepare for a Potential Cardiac Emergency on the Labor Unit

Julia Gogle

    Nursing for Women'S Health
    |February 12, 2017
    PubMed

    Cardiac arrest on the labor unit is a rare event, but it can have significant effects on a woman and her fetus, as well as on the clinicians providing health care. Our labor team was challenged to provide care for a woman with a rare cardiac condition that can cause a wide range of events, from fainting to cardiac arrest. This article describes our use of simulation-based learning to prepare for potential scenarios.

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    cardiac arrestcatecholaminergic polymorphic ventricular tachycardiaobstetric emergencypregnancysimulation-based learning

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