PRE-ECLAMPSIA COMES TO THE SDU

IN 2015 KAISER SANTA CLARA STARTED SEEING AN INCREASE IN ADMISSIONS OF NEW MOTHERS WHO WERE SUFFERING FROM POST-PARTUM PRE-ECLAMPSIA.  I WORKED WITH PHARMACY, OBGYN, AND LEADERSHIP TO DEVELOP EDUCATION FOR OUR NURSES IN DEALING WITH THIS NEW PATIENT POPULATION.  THIS EDUCATION WAS INCLUDED IN OUR ANNUAL SKILLS DAY AND CAN BE SEEN IN THE PHOTO BELOW.  AS A STAFF NURSE III I DEMONSTRATED LEADERSHIP BY MAKING SURE EVERY NURSE WAS EDUCATED ON THE PROCESS OF STARTING THE DRIP, MONITORING THE PATIENT, AND THE POTENTIAL SIDE EFFECTS OF CONTINOUS MAGNESIUM INFUSIONS.