Inpatient Obstetric (RNC-OB) Certification: Exam Prep Course with Practice Test & NSN Access

Support your staff with cutting-edge preparation
for the Inpatient Obstetric Certification Exam

Give your team the best possible training to pass their certification exam.

Good Inpatient OB nurses are hard to find. Set your team apart with our comprehensive certification preparation course.

With an institutional license for the Inpatient Obstetric Certification Exam Prep Course, you’ll be able to:

Make certification preparation effortless – for you and your team
Train as many of your staff members as you want
Increase the number of certified nurses on staff
Improve your reputation as an outstanding employer

This in-depth online course will advance your staff’s obstetric skills with an in-depth overview of labor & delivery, antepartum, postpartum and nursery current practices.

Our training covers all the clinical and professional topics covered in the current exam, and is taught by OB expert Donna Weeks DNP, APN, RNC-OB, C-EFM. She’ll share valuable test-taking strategies and tips – including an exclusive practice exam – to help your staff prepare for certification.

Inpatient Obstetric (RNC-OB) Certification Exam Prep Package
with Practice Test
Purchase an Institutional License for $3,500.00

Every participant will get lifetime access to course materials,
an online practice exam, additional study tools, and up to 10.25 complimentary CE hours!
Click here for CE credit details | Click here for course objectives and outline

This Certification Exam Preparation Package Includes:

Immediate Online Access to Video Sessions providing a comprehensive review of inpatient obstetric care
Inpatient Obstetric Course Manual (PDF format)
Additional Study Tools for additional audio seminars to complement course videos and reinforce key areas of study
Online Practice Test to assess your readiness to sit for the actual exam
Online CE Test Access - your staff will be able to earn up to 10.25 CE hours
Unlimited Access to all videos and online materials for each participating staff member

Here's what this intensive online course covers:

Module 1: Focusing on the Pregnant Woman

Maternal factors that affect the fetus
Risks associated with diabetes
Maternal cardiac disease/anomalies

Module 2: Infectious Diseases

Sexually and non-sexually transmitted diseases and risks associated
Symptoms and treatment of blood disorders
Other diseases specific to the outline of the certification exam

Module 3: Pregnancy Risks

How mom's lifestyle affects her baby and pregnancy
Why and how fetal assessments are done
How to and the limitations of each method of fetal monitoring
Non-stress test and biophysical profile: why we do them and why the work

Module 4: Labor and Birth

Characteristics of labor
The 4 P's of maternal physiology
The stages of labor and what you need to do during each
Indicators, contradictions, complications, and nursing expectations during different obstetrical procedures

Module 5: Pain Management and Obstetrical Complications

Non-pharmacological & pharmacological methods, their effects and what you need to look for with each
Risk factors, interventions, document maneuvers and newborn implications with complications
- Dysfunctional labor
- Shoulder dystocia
- Cord complications
- Amniotic fluid
- Chorioamnionitis
- Placental problems

Module 6: Labor Complications and Postpartum Physiology

Risk factors and management of preterm labor
Prolonged pregnancy management and fetal/neonatal complications
Treatment of obstetrical hemorrhage
Types, symptoms, results and interventions for lacerations
What changes occur in the reproductive systems and other organ systems
Physiology, techniques, and maternal needs during lactation
Breastfeeding complications and contraindications

Module 7: Newborn Care

What adaptation to extrauterine life looks like
General and head-to-toe assessment and what to do if abnormalities are detected
Common laboratory tests and desirable results
Initial evaluation, personnel/equipment and indications for resuscitation
Screening congenital cardiac heart defect
Complications and planning for a baby with a diaphragmatic hernia
Indicators and management of bilirubin and jaundice
Guidelines for infectious diseases
Birth injuries/trauma that can occur and what to look for with this
Professional issues specifically correlated to ethical principles, legal issues, evidence based practice and patient safety

Inpatient Obstetric (RNC-OB) Certification Exam Prep Package
with Practice Test
Purchase an Institutional License for $3,500.00

Get to Know the Speaker

Donna Weeks DNP, APN, RNC-OB, C-EFM has over 25 years of maternal child nursing experience where she has held roles from staff nurse, to manager, recruiter, and educator and is currently practicing as a Clinical Nurse Specialist at JFK Medical Center. Donna has been instrumental in leading AWHONN's Postpartum Hemorrhage Project as well as the Baby Friendly Initiative at her facility. She also serves an Adjunct Professor at Kaplan University, teaching in the graduate program.

Dr. Weeks' nursing education includes a BSN through the State University of New York, a MSN from The College of New Jersey and a DNP through Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey. Additionally, she is certified in Inpatient Obstetrics and Electronic Fetal Monitoring, is an NRP Instructor, and an AWHONN Instructor in a variety of topical areas. Donna's vast knowledge and expertise allow her to present the most challenging concepts in a way that is easy to understand.

Click here for information about Donna Weeks.