Full Course Description

Inpatient Obstetric Certification Review Course

This comprehensive review course offers the latest information and trends you need to know to pass your Inpatient Obstetrics Certification exam. An in-depth review of labor & delivery, antepartum, postpartum and nursery current practices will prepare you for success by not just reviewing key points but also reinforcing them through realistic test questions! The review course covers all the clinical and professional issues per the current exam blueprint, plus you’ll gain valuable test-taking strategies and tips that are certain to aid in your quest for success on the Inpatient Obstetrics exam!

Join expert speaker, Donna Weeks, DNP, APN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, for this dynamic session that will increase not only your nursing knowledge, but also your earning power and employment opportunities.

Program Information

Target Audience

Nurses, Nurse Practitioners, Clinical Nurse Specialists

Objectives

Determine three laboratory values associated with HELLP Syndrome.
Characterize two changes in pregnancy that affect the cardiac system.
Develop a plan of care for a laboring patient with HIV.
Evaluate the risks and benefits of internal electronic fetal monitoring.
Prioritize three interventions for a category II or category III fetal heart tracing.
Recommend methods that decrease the complications of a forceps delivery.
Anticipate critical interventions to decrease complications for the neonate and mother related to shoulder dystocia.
Evaluate the various treatment options for the obstetrical patient with severe hypertension.
Characterize two maternal and two neonatal complications resulting from chorioamnionitis.
Specify three cardiovascular changes that take place with the neonate’s transition to extrauterine life.
Analyze the physiology that places the infant of a diabetic mother at risk for hypoglycemia.
Determine the possible causes of postpartum hemorrhage and appropriate management for each.

Outline

Maternal Factors Affecting the Fetus & Newborn
Disease Process

Hypertension
Diabetes
Maternal Cardiac Disease
Infectious Diseases
Antivirals
Blood Disorders
Obesity
Rh Incompatibility

Pregnancy Risks

Anxiety and Treatment
Substance Use/Abuse
Domestic Violence
Environmental Concerns

Fetal Assessment

Antepartum Assessment
Ultrasound
Non-stress Testing
Biophysical Profile
Amniocentesis
Cordocentesis

Electronic Fetal Monitoring

Assessment
NICHD Terminology
Periodic & Episodic Changes
Uterine Activity

Acid-Base Assessment

Cord Blood Gas Evaluation
Fetal Stimulation

Labor & Birth

Physiology of Labor
Labor Management
Obstetrical Procedures & Potential Complications
Pain Management (Analgesia/Anesthesia)

Obstetrical Complications

Labor & Placental Disorders
Preterm Labor
Multiple Gestation
Prolonged Pregnancy

Postpartum

Physiology
Family Adaptation
Lactation
Complications

Newborn

Adaptation to Extrauterine Life
Assessment
Resuscitation
Complication
Nutrition

Professional Issues

Ethical Principles
Legal Issues
Evidenced-based Practice
Patient Safety