Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
April 18, 2024
The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit membership organization. The stated purpose of AWHONN is to promote the health of women and newborns.[1]
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses
AWHONN became a separate and independent organization in 1993.[2] Using the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) guidelines correctly can make staffing the safest possible. When these staffing guidelines are followed appropriately, they allow for quality care and more time for the nurse to spend at the bedside with the patient. The experience and skill mix of the nurses on the labor and delivery unit is another critical element of safe staffing. Nurses in labor and delivery units should have one patient to care for if the woman is having her labor induced or has chosen a birthing plan without pain medication or an epidural. Two nurses should be at every birth, one to care for the mom and the other to care for the baby. As far as post partum and mother baby units, the ratio is one nurse for every 3-4 couplets (mom and a baby) as long as they are all considered "stable".
Sections and Chaptersedit
There are 51 AWHONN Sections (one for each state, plus one that represents members in the US Armed Forces). Within each section, there are local chapters.
Activitiesedit
Standards and Guidelinesedit
AWHONN publishes Standards for Professional Nursing Practice in the Care of Women and Newborns. These standards define the roles, functions and competencies of nurses caring for women and newborns and delineate the various roles and behaviors for which the professional nurse is accountable.[3]
AWHONN works with members of Federal, State, and local governments to advocate for the health of women and newborns. AWHONN also provides education for nurses on how to become involved in the legislative process.[citation needed]
^Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses. (2009). Standards for professional nursing practice in the care of women and newborns (7th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.
^Lund, CH; Osborne, JW; Kuller, J; Lane, AT; Lott, JW; Raines, DA (2001). "Neonatal skin care: clinical outcomes of the AWHONN/NANN evidence-based clinical practice guideline. Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses". Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 30 (1): 41–51. doi:10.1111/j.1552-6909.2001.tb01520.x. PMID 11277161.
^Medoff-Cooper, B. (November 2005). "The AWHONN Near-Term Infant Initiative: A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing Health for Near-Term Infants". Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 34: 666–71. doi:10.1177/0884217505281873.
association, women, health, obstetric, neonatal, nurses, awhonn, nonprofit, membership, organization, stated, purpose, awhonn, promote, health, women, newborns, abbreviationawhonnformation1969, 1969, typeprofessional, organizationpurposeprofessionalheadquarter. The Association of Women s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses AWHONN is a 501 c 3 nonprofit membership organization The stated purpose of AWHONN is to promote the health of women and newborns 1 Association of Women s Health Obstetric and Neonatal NursesAbbreviationAWHONNFormation1969 1969 TypeProfessional organizationPurposeProfessionalHeadquarters1800 M Street Suite 740S Washington DC 20036Region servedUS and CanadaMembershipObstetric nurses neonatal nurses Women s health nursing women s health nursesPresidentCheryl Bellamy DNP MS BSFS RN CNM CNS CWebsitewww wbr awhonn wbr org Contents 1 History 2 Sections and Chapters 3 Activities 3 1 Standards and Guidelines 3 2 Legislative Programs 3 3 Publications 3 4 Coalitions and Collaborations 3 5 Research 4 ReferencesHistory editAWHONN became a separate and independent organization in 1993 2 Using the Association of Women s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses AWHONN guidelines correctly can make staffing the safest possible When these staffing guidelines are followed appropriately they allow for quality care and more time for the nurse to spend at the bedside with the patient The experience and skill mix of the nurses on the labor and delivery unit is another critical element of safe staffing Nurses in labor and delivery units should have one patient to care for if the woman is having her labor induced or has chosen a birthing plan without pain medication or an epidural Two nurses should be at every birth one to care for the mom and the other to care for the baby As far as post partum and mother baby units the ratio is one nurse for every 3 4 couplets mom and a baby as long as they are all considered stable Sections and Chapters editThere are 51 AWHONN Sections one for each state plus one that represents members in the US Armed Forces Within each section there are local chapters Activities editStandards and Guidelines edit AWHONN publishes Standards for Professional Nursing Practice in the Care of Women and Newborns These standards define the roles functions and competencies of nurses caring for women and newborns and delineate the various roles and behaviors for which the professional nurse is accountable 3 AWHONN also publishes multiple evidence based nursing guidelines for use by nurses caring for women and newborns These evidence based guidelines cover topics like fetal heart rate monitoring labor induction neonatal skin care 4 care of the late preterm infant 5 breastfeeding HPV counseling neonatal hyperbilirubinemia nursing staffing 6 and care of the patient in the second stage of labor Legislative Programs edit AWHONN works with members of Federal State and local governments to advocate for the health of women and newborns AWHONN also provides education for nurses on how to become involved in the legislative process citation needed Publications edit Professional Journals Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic amp Neonatal Nursing JOGNN Nursing for Women s HealthConsumer Publications and Websites Healthy Mom amp Baby Health4mom orgCoalitions and Collaborations edit AWHONN collaborates with other healthcare organizations that support health promotion and improvement for women and newborns March of Dimes National Institute of Child Health and Human Development Coalition for Patients Rights Partnership to End Cervical Cancer Americans for Nursing Shortage Relief ANSR Alliance American Heart Association Go Red for Women Campaign National Heart Lung and Blood Institute The Heart Truth Campaign 2 Research edit AWHONN awards small research grants to members conducting research activities that are consistent with its mission 2 References edit AWHONN org a b c Nurse Zone Association of Women s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses 2009 Standards for professional nursing practice in the care of women and newborns 7th ed Washington DC Author Lund CH Osborne JW Kuller J Lane AT Lott JW Raines DA 2001 Neonatal skin care clinical outcomes of the AWHONN NANN evidence based clinical practice guideline Association of Women s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses and the National Association of Neonatal Nurses Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic amp Neonatal Nursing 30 1 41 51 doi 10 1111 j 1552 6909 2001 tb01520 x PMID 11277161 Medoff Cooper B November 2005 The AWHONN Near Term Infant Initiative A Conceptual Framework for Optimizing Health for Near Term Infants Journal of Obstetric Gynecologic amp Neonatal Nursing 34 666 71 doi 10 1177 0884217505281873 Advance for Nurses Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Association of Women 27s Health Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses amp oldid 1200176434, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
