Nursing Workforce Readiness: Postpartum Emergency

Learning Objectives

1. Learners will recognize the early signs of postpartum hemorrhage.
2. Learners will demonstrate evidence-based interventions for postpartum hemorrhage.
3. Learners will model effective communication by using the SBAR framework to communicate the patient’s deteriorating status to the interprofessional team.
4. Learners will prioritize nursing care activities to address the most urgent and life-threatening signs of hemorrhage and hypovolemic shock.
5. Learners will apply to patient safety protocols by accurately quantifying blood loss (QBL) and using two-patient identifiers to prevent errors during medication and fluid administration.