Educational offerings are held at either Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital; The Woman’s Hospital of Texas; or St. Luke’s the Woodlands Hospital. Some individual offerings may be at different locations than those listed above; directions will be provided with registration confirmation. Directions to each hospital and classroom along with parking directions are given below. The registration field on the HACPP website will indicate which hospital will host the offering. A copy of these guidelines with an e-mail noting the location will be sent with your registration confirmation.

GENERAL COURSE INFORMATION

1. Class handouts or manuals will be provided at course sign in except for AWHONN Fetal Monitoring courses.

2. The target audience for core educational offerings is novice nurses or experienced nurses who are new to Perinatal nursing.

3. All offerings, unless notified otherwise, begin with sign-in at 0730 with instruction starting at 0800. Please arrive before the scheduled instruction start time to allow time for sign in and to find a seat. Allow plenty of driving time as freeways are crowded at that time of the morning.

4. Most offerings will end by 1630 unless otherwise indicated. Participants are expected to be present for all content to receive continuing nursing education hours.

5. Temperature control is difficult in any large room. Bring a jacket or sweater.

6. Member and affiliate institution participants must wear their institution name badge or be charged $50 for not wearing a name badge.

7. As a representative or your institution, your dress and behavior should advance the professional image your institution wishes to put forward in the community.

8. Be prepared to pay for parking, breaks and lunch unless notified otherwise. Food service is available in the hospital cafeterias and directions will be given at the beginning of each course.

9. Food and drink may not be allowed in certain classrooms or auditoriums – check with the course coordinator before bringing food or drink into the classroom/auditorium.

10. Special Instructions for AWHONN Fetal Monitoring Courses

All AWHONN Fetal Monitoring original course materials must be purchased from Kendal Hunt Publishing Co. before the course date (instructions on flyer). Participants are expected to read the manuals before each course.

MEMORIAL HERMANN SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL DIRECTIONS
Classes held at MHSW will be in Medical Plaza 2, 7737 Community Drive, in Learning Center Classroom A or B or the Wilson Turner Auditorium.  Parking is $6 in the garage and a bit cheaper on the surface lot.
From US 59 N, travel South, exit Beechnut and make a U turn under 59 to the north bound frontage road.  Turn right onto Community Drive to either the Alamo Parking # 2 lot or the Southwest Parking Garage.
From the Sam Houston Tollway, travel North on US 59, exit Beechnut, follow the frontage road to Community Dr., turn right to either the Alamo Parking # 2 lot or the Southwest Parking Garage.
From IH 10 W, exit South to the Sam Houston Tollway, then North on US 59, exit Beechnut, follow the frontage road to Community Dr., turn right to either the Alamo Parking # 2 lot or the Southwest Parking Garage.
From IH 10 E, travel West to US 59, then South on 59, exit Beechnut and make a U turn under 59 to the north bound frontage road.  Turn right onto Community Drive to either the Alamo Parking # 2 lot or the Southwest Parking Garage.

MEMORIAL HERMANN SOUTHWEST HOSPITAL PARKING
The cheapest parking is in the surface lot (Alamo lot) on the side of the hospital closest to the freeway.  Directions and parking information can be found at www.memorialhermann.org/locations/SW2.html and on the map on this page.

Memorial Hermann Southwest Hospital
7600 Beechnut
Houston, Texas 77074
713-456-5000

THE WOMAN’S HOSPITAL OF TEXAS DIRECTIONS AND PARKING

Classes will usually be taught in the 7550 Fannin building, Classroom C on the ground floor. Parking is $5 unless you use the valet where you will need to add a tip.

From US 59 N, travel South to Hwy 288. Go south on Hwy 288 to the Old Spanish Trail exit; turn right onto OST; follow OST to Fannin and turn left. Turn right into the hospital and park in the first parking garage on your right. Take the elevator to the first floor and go left past the pharmacy to classroom C.

From US 59 S, travel North on US 59, exit Loop 610 S, follow Loop 610 S then E to Main/Buffalo Speedway. Take that exit and go left on Main under the expressway. Follow Main past the parking lot for Reliant Stadium. Veer right onto Old Spanish Trail. Follow OST to Fannin and turn right. Turn right into the hospital and park in the first parking garage on your right. Take the elevator to the first floor and go left past the pharmacy to classroom C.

From IH 10 W, travel East, exit Loop 610 S, follow Loop 610 S then E to Main/Buffalo Speedway. Take that exit and go left on Main under the expressway. Follow Main past the parking lot for Reliant Stadium. Veer right onto Old Spanish Trail. Follow OST to Fannin and turn right. Turn right into the hospital and park in the first parking garage on your right. Take the elevator to the first floor and go left past the pharmacy to classroom C.

From IH 10 E, travel West to US 59, take US 59 South to Hwy 288. Go south on Hwy 288 to the Old Spanish Trail exit; turn right onto OST; follow OST to Fannin and turn left. Turn right into the hospital and park in the first parking garage on your right. Take the elevator to the first floor and go left past the pharmacy to classroom C.

ST. LUKE'S THE WOODLANDS DIRECTIONS AND PARKING

St. Luke's The Woodlands Hospital is conveniently located at the corner of I-45 and SH 242 (exit #79 on I-45).

From I-45 S - take the exit for SH 242 (exit #79). Turn under the freeway and go west/left on 242. Turn left at the corner of SH 242 and St. Luke's Way. The hospital will be seen on your left. There is free parking in the parking garage in front of the hospital.

From I-45 N - take the exit for SH 242 (exit #79). Take a right at the intersection and get in the left hand lane to turn left at the next stop light (intersection of SH 242 and St. Luke's Way). The Hospital will be seen on your left. There is free parking in the parking garage in front of the hospital.

Classes will be held in Conference rooms 3 & 4. Please enter the main doors, turn right at the welcome desk and head towards the gift shop. There will be directional signs for you to follow at the gift shop intersection to turn right, where you will walk down the hallway to the classrooms.

The Houston Area Collaborative Perinatal Program is a joint venture among hospitals and their representative perinatal nurse experts to include managers, educators, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, and clinicians.

The mission of the Houston Area Collaborative Perinatal Program is to provide a quality comprehensive education program that is affordable and accessible to all members of the perinatal nursing community.

The Houston Area Collaborative Perinatal Program is committed to being the community leader in promoting and improving the quality of health care for women, infants, families, and their communities through nursing education.

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.   Apply concepts of the nursing process to the plan of care for obstetrical clients to ensure optimal maternal fetal outcomes.
2.   Synthesize risk factors and assessment data related to the management of the high-risk obstetrical client to ensure optimal maternal fetal outcomes.
3.   Demonstrate fetal monitoring interpretation skills essential to caring for the maternal/fetal dyad.
4.   Demonstrate neonatal resuscitation skills essential to caring for the newborn..
5.   Integrate elements of cultural and age specific competency into the plan of care for the childbearing family.
6.   Identify the impact of National Patient Safety Goals and National Voluntary Consensus Standards on perinatal nursing care.
7.   Examine psychosocial issues impacting the childbearing family.
8.   Examine 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.