CE: Maternal / Newborn Nursing
CE-02: Assessment of Labour
No.
Competency Item
NAC
DEV
COM
DTE
EXC
Demonstrate knowledge of birthing process:
CE-02-01
Stage 1 – labour onset to full cervix dilation
CE-02-02
Stage 2 – full cervix dilation to delivery of baby
CE-02-03
Stage 3 – delivery of baby to expulsion of placenta
CE-02-04
Stage 4 – expulsion of placenta to afterbirth recovery.
Demonstrate ability to perform full health assessment and specialized admission specific to maternal nursing such as:
CE-02-05
awareness of risk factors
CE-02-06
awareness to blood types
CE-02-07
auscultation of fetal heart
CE-02-08
consents
CE-02-09
delivery record
CE-02-10
last menstrual cycle
CE-02-11
note whether strep B test is done
CE-02-12
prenatal records / history
CE-02-13
previous genetic anomalies
CE-02-14
previous pregnancies (gravida, para)
CE-02-15
vital signs.