
Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, explains how to assess a struggling postpartum patient and execute a clinician-to-clinician warm handoff when escalation is needed.

Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, is Vice President, Mental Health Operations, and Chief Nurse Executive at Christian Health.

Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, explains how to assess a struggling postpartum patient and execute a clinician-to-clinician warm handoff when escalation is needed.

Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, outlines the criteria guiding the choice between outpatient counseling and emergency psychiatric care in the postpartum period.

Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, explains how sleep behavior helps distinguish normal postpartum deprivation from an emerging psychiatric concern, and how to screen for psychosis.

Alexis Totaro, MSN, RN, WHNP-c, CARN-AP, explains that the clinical exam and knowledge of a patient's baseline are essential to catching early signs of postpartum psychosis and depression.