Explain the pelvic muscular anatomy and how it relates to clinical care through the childbearing childbirth and repair
Evaluate pelvic floor disorders and choose treatment plan
Identify and recommend treatment for an inclusion cyst
Appraise and implement techniques to prevent tears in childbirth
Evaluate appropriate need for an episiotomy
Compare and contrast anatomical impacts from a medial and medio-lateral episiotomy
Describe procedural tools and steps for correct episiotomy technique to perform an episiotomy
Compile a ‘suture kit’ that identifies appropriate suturing materials and equipment
Identify when a client is stable enough to begin repair
Assess characteristics to properly identify/classify various wounds
Develop a repair plans that are clinically appropriate for the different lacerations (including transfer or not suturing)
Demonstrate the set up and maintaining of sterile and clean fields Demonstrate tying knots using one handed, two handed and instrument techniques
Demonstrate anchor, interrupted, continuous, locked mattress, subcutaneous/running mattress, and figure 8 stitches
Select and administer an appropriate anesthetic agent
Explain technique to tie off a bleeding vessel
Perform first, second, skin tag, labial tear repairs
Analyze principles of wound healing and be able to distinguish between physiologic healing and pathologic repair breakdown or infection
Recognize third- and fourth-degree tears and implement care protocol.
Recognize cervical tears and implement care protocol.
Enact informed consent and
Demonstrate documentation of a repair
