Apr 3, 2024
Acute care nurse practitioners need to be prepared to care for critically ill obstetric patients, but advanced practice nursing programs often have gaps in maternal-fetal health content. Dr. Jennifer Brower and Dr. Caitlin Luebcke explain how they enhanced their NP curriculum at Indiana University School of Nursing to incorporate obstetric concepts and simulations that prepare acute care NPs to manage care of critically ill obstetric patients. Their curriculum aims to provide new NPs with background knowledge necessary to choose appropriate diagnostic testing and develop a treatment plan in collaboration with the healthcare team.