Obstetrical Nursing

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OB Course Introduction

Menstrual Cycle

Family Planning & Contraception

Gestation & Nägele’s Rule: Estimating Due Dates

Gravidity and Parity (G&Ps, GTPAL)

Signs of Pregnancy (Presumptive, Probable, Positive)

Fundal Height Assessment for Nurses

Maternal Risk Factors

Physiological Changes

Discomforts of Pregnancy

Antepartum Testing

Nutrition in Pregnancy

Abortion in Nursing: Spontaneous, Induced, and Missed

Anemia in Pregnancy

Cardiac (Heart) Disease in Pregnancy

Chorioamnionitis

Gestational Diabetes (GDM)

Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC)

Ectopic Pregnancy

Hematomas in OB Nursing: Causes, Symptoms, and Nursing Care

Hydatidiform Mole (Molar pregnancy)

Hyperemesis Gravidarum

Gestational HTN (Hypertension)

Incompetent Cervix

Infections in Pregnancy

Preeclampsia: Signs, Symptoms, Nursing Care, and Magnesium Sulfate

Fertilization and Implantation

Fetal Development

Fetal Environment

Fetal Circulation

Process of Labor

Mechanisms of Labor

Leopold Maneuvers

Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM)

Obstetrical Procedures

Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PROM)

Prolapsed Umbilical Cord

Placenta Previa

Abruptio Placentae (Placental abruption)

Preterm Labor

Precipitous Labor

Dystocia

Postpartum Physiological Maternal Changes

Postpartum Interventions

Postpartum Discomforts

Breastfeeding

Postpartum Hematoma

Postpartum Hemorrhage (PPH)

Mastitis

Subinvolution

Postpartum Thrombophlebitis

Initial Care of the Newborn (APGAR)

Newborn Physical Exam

Body System Assessments

Newborn Reflexes

Babies by Term

Meconium Aspiration

Transient Tachypnea of Newborn

Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)

Hyperbilirubinemia (Jaundice)

Erythroblastosis Fetalis

Addicted Newborn

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS)

Newborn of HIV+ Mother

Tocolytics

Betamethasone and Dexamethasone

Magnesium Sulfate

Opioid Analgesics

Prostaglandins

Uterine Stimulants (Oxytocin, Pitocin)

Meds for PPH (postpartum hemorrhage)

Rh Immune Globulin (Rhogam)

Lung Surfactant

Eye Prophylaxis for Newborn (Erythromycin)

Phytonadione (Vitamin K)

Hb (Hepatitis) Vaccine