L&D nurses lack training on titrating nicardipine drips and managing arterial lines, but these procedures are being used on high-risk OB patients outside the ICU, creating a skills gap and patient safety concern.

Existing training programs do not cover high-acuity monitoring skills like arterial line management and nicardipine titration for L&D nurses, even though these are increasingly required for high-risk OB patients outside the ICU.