Pearson Reviews & Rationales Maternal-Newborn Nursing with Nursing Reviews & Rationales

NCLEX¿-RN^® exam preparation for nursing courses covering maternal-newborn nursing.

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Pearson Reviews & Rationales: Maternal-Newborn Nursing has prepared thousands of students for success on the NCLEX-RN exam. Part of the best-selling Pearson Reviews & Rationales series, this volume addresses all aspects of the exam covering maternal-newborn nursing. It provides a comprehensive outline review, related NCLEX^®-style questions, and test-taking strategies that instructors can weave into their courses.

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MaryAnn Hogan, PhD(c), MSN, RN, CNE, has been a nursing educator for more than 30 years, currently as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN^® exam, Ms. Hogan has been teaching review courses throughout New England for the past 25 years. She has also contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health, pharmacology, and fundamentals of nursing. She is a member of the American Nurses Association, ANA Massachusetts, Sigma Theta Tau International, Eastern Nursing Research Society, National League for Nursing, and International Network for Doctoral Education in Nursing (INDEN).

1. Introduction to Maternity Nursing
2. Reproduction, Fertility, and Infertility
3. Family Planning and Contraception
4. Fetal Development
5. The Normal Prenatal Experience
6. Common Laboratory and Diagnostic Tests
7. The Complicated Prenatal Experience
8. The Normal Labor and Delivery Experience
9. The Complicated Labor and Delivery Experience
10. The Normal Postpartal Experience
11. The Complicated Postpartal Experience
12. The Normal Newborn Experience
13. The Complicated Newborn Experience
14. Issues of Loss and Grief in Maternity Nursing

Appendices
A. Practice to Pass and Case Study Suggested Answers
B. Nursing Notes

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