HOUSTON AREA COLLABORATIVE
PERINATAL PROGRAM

ABOUT HACPP
1.
To improve and promote consistency of perinatal nursing
staff knowledge by:
 
a.
supporting the developing knowledge base of
novice perinatal nurses.
 
b.
promoting the professional growth of the
experienced perinatal nurse.
 
c.
challenging the perinatal nurse to pursue literature
/ evidence based practice and maintain currency of
knowledge base.
 
d.
providing an opportunity to obtain continuing
nursing education hours.
 
e.
providing access to learning resources otherwise
not available.
 
f.
providing affordable programs that occur at regular
designated intervals.
2. To promote collaboration and networking within the
healthcare community.
3. To reduce institutional and individual costs by combining
resources to provide aspects of both clinical orientation
and continuing nursing education.
1.  Identify issues pertinent to the low risk obstetrical client
and integrate concepts of the nursing process to ensure
optimal maternal fetal outcomes.
2.  Assess risk factors for the management of the high-risk
obstetrical client that assures optimal maternal fetal
outcomes.
3.  Analyze assessment data for critically ill obstetrical clients
and synthesize an appropriate plan of care for optimal
maternal fetal outcomes.
4.  Demonstrate fetal monitoring interpretation skills and
neonatal resuscitation skills essential to care for the
maternal fetal dyad.
5.  Identify and explore strategies for addressing moral, legal,
and ethical issues in perinatal nursing.
HACPP modules are designed for both new and experienced nurses working in perinatal areas. Each day of each module offers Type 1 continuing nursing education hours. Participants can register for a single day or all days of a module.
 

 

| Ben Taub General Hospital | Christus St. John Hospital |
| Houston Northwest Medical Center | LBJ General Hospital |
| Memorial Hermann Hospital | Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital |
| Park Plaza Hospital | St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital | St. Joseph Medical Center |
| The Methodist Hospital | Methodist Willowbrook Hospital | Tomball Regional Hospital |
| River Oaks Hospital | The Woman’s Hospital of Texas |
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