As a nurse you can play an important role in teaching a parent about car seat safety. This education actually starts at birth before the baby goes home in its first car ride from the hospital. This lecture will concentrate on the main concepts you need to know as a nurse and for exams. Don’t […]
Breech Baby: ECV (External Cephalic Version) and C-Section
Are you at the end of your pregnancy and recently received the shocking news your baby is breech? Has your OB provider discussed possibly performing an ECV (external cephalic version) or C-section due to this finding? If so, in this post I want to share my experience with this situation. I’m currently pregnant with my […]
True vs. False Labor Nursing Maternity NCLEX Review
True vs. false labor nursing maternity review for students! For your maternity exams, you want to be familiar with how to differentiate between the signs and symptoms of true vs. false labor. In this review, I will give you two mnemonics to help you distinguish between these two types of labor signs and symptoms. True […]
True vs. False Labor Maternity NCLEX Questions
True vs. false labor maternity quiz for nursing students! The signs and symptoms of true and false labor are important concepts you must know for maternity nursing. These signs and symptoms help determine if a pregnant patient is truly in labor. The signs and symptoms of false vs. true labor correlate with the frequency and […]
Coronavirus (COVID-19) Pregnancy Tips
This review is for women who are pregnant during the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. It will discuss tips on how to navigate through your pregnancy during this time. I will review how to protect yourself from the virus by implementing the CDC guidelines, things you want to be planning for before your baby arrives, and share […]
COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and Pregnancy
This review discusses COVID-19 and pregnancy. It will highlight how the current coronavirus pandemic affects pregnant women and how pregnant women can protect themselves from the virus. In addition, this review will answer the following questions that pregnant women may have about COVID-19: What is COVID-19? Signs and Symptoms of COVID-19? How do you get […]
Preeclampsia & Eclampsia Nursing Maternity Review
Preeclampsia and eclampsia nursing maternity NCLEX review for students! Preeclampsia and eclampsia are complications of pregnancy. The nurse plays a vital role in helping detect these conditions. Therefore, it’s important to know how to detect this condition in a pregnant patient. In this review you will learn about: Preeclampsia vs. Eclampsia Risk Factors for Preeclampsia […]
Preeclampsia and Eclampsia NCLEX Questions Quiz
Preeclampsia and eclampsia NCLEX questions for nursing students! Preeclampsia is a complication that can occur during pregnancy. If severe, it can lead to eclampsia, which is seizure activity that can progress to a coma or death. It is important you know about this condition for maternity nursing exams. For example, be familiar with testing, nursing […]
Fetal Station Maternity Nursing Review
This review will cover fetal station in preparation for maternity nursing exams. For exams, you want to be familiar with how to interpret fetal station measurements and the meaning of the measurement. In this review you will learn: What is fetal station? How it’s measured? How to identify and interpret fetal station Fetal Station Lecture […]
Signs of Pregnancy: Presumptive, Probable, Positive
This review will cover the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy in preparation for maternity nursing exams. There are 3 different categories for the signs of pregnancy you need to know for exams. The categories are: Presumptive, Probable, and Positive For exams, you will be given scenarios where you will have to distinguish presumptive, […]
Fetal Station Quiz Maternity Nursing
Fetal station quiz for maternity nursing students! In maternity nursing, the student should be familiar with fetal station and how the baby’s presenting part measures in the pelvis. Fetal stations include +5 to -5. For maternity exams, be sure you can interpret the fetal station measurements. Don’t forget to watch the lecture on fetal station […]
Presumptive, Probable, Positive Pregnancy Signs Quiz
Presumptive, probable, positive pregnancy signs quiz for maternity nursing students! There are three different categories of pregnancy signs you need to know for exams. These categories include presumptive, probable, and positive pregnancy signs. For maternity exams, be sure you can differentiate the signs that go in each category. In addition, this quiz will test you […]
Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Maternity Review
Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) review for maternity nursing students! Gestational diabetes is a complication of pregnancy. It affects pregnant women in about the 2nd to 3rd month of pregnancy. In this review you will learn about: Gestational diabetes risk factors Pathophysiology of GDM Signs and Symptoms Nursing Care and Treatment Lecture on Gestational Diabetes Mellitus […]
Gestational Diabetes NCLEX Questions
Gestational diabetes NCLEX Questions for maternity nursing students! Gestational diabetes mellitus is a type of diabetes that can occur during pregnancy. It is important you know about this condition for maternity nursing exams. For example, be familiar with testing, nursing care, complications, and signs and symptoms. Don’t forget to watch the lecture on gestational diabetes […]
Gravidity and Parity Maternity Nursing Review
Gravidity and parity maternity nursing review for students! Gravidity and parity are terms you must be familiar with when taking maternity nursing. These terms are helpful in communicating a patient’s health history regarding pregnancies and births. In this review you will learn the following: Definition of gravidity and parity Definition of nullipara, nulligravida, primipara, primigravida, […]
Gravidity and Parity Quiz for Maternity Nursing
Gravidity and parity quiz for maternity nursing students! Gravidity and parity, also known as gravida and para, are important terms you must know for maternity nursing. These terms help describe a patient’s history of pregnancies and births. On exams you will be given a scenario and then you will have to determine the patient’s gravida […]
How to Administer or Take a Pregnancy Test
How to take or administer a pregnancy test review for nurses! As a nurse you may be required to collect and interpret a pregnancy test. This review will help you understand what a pregnancy test measures, how to administer a test, and what a negative or positive result looks like. Demonstration on How to Take […]
Fetal Circulation NCLEX Maternity Nursing
Fetal circulation review for maternity nursing! When you are taking maternity nursing in school you will be required to know about fetal circulation. Fetal circulation is the circulation of the baby’s circulatory system while it’s in utero. Fetal circulation will change once the baby is born and adapts to life outside the womb. Therefore, you […]
Fetal Circulation Quiz Maternity Nursing NCLEX
Fetal circulation quiz for nursing students taking maternity nursing! It is important to be familiar with fetal circulation as you study maternity nursing. The student should be familiar with the basic structures of the fetal circulatory system. For example, what structures within the circulatory system shunt blood away from the liver and lungs. In addition, to […]
Fundal Height NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss fundal height. In this review, I will highlight the main concepts that you will need to know about fundal height for your nursing exams and NCLEX. Therefore, as you read over this review pay special attention to the specific fundal height measurements at certain weeks of pregnancy and the anatomical […]
Fundal Height NCLEX Questions
Fundal height NCLEX practice questions for nursing students. This quiz will test your knowledge on how to interpret fundal height measurements and location. This quiz is part of a NCLEX review series over maternity nursing, so be sure to check out those other reviews as well. Don’t forget to watch the lecture on fundal height […]
Rh Incompatibility in Pregnancy NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss Rh incompatibility in pregnancy. In your maternity lecture class you will most definitely learn about Rh incompatibility and how it affects the baby. This condition does NOT cause harm to the mother but the baby. Don’t forget to check out more maternity NCLEX reviews and the free NCLEX quizzes. Rh […]
Abruptio Placentae vs Placenta Previa NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss abruptio placentae vs. placenta previa. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with these maternity complications along with how to provide care to a patient experiencing one of these conditions. Don’t forget to take the abruptio placentae vs placenta previa quiz. You will learn the following from this NCLEX review: Definition […]
Placenta Previa NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss placenta previa. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with the differences between abruptio placentae vs. placenta previa along with the nursing interventions and treatment. In the next review I will discuss abruptio placentae. Don’t forget to take the free abruptio placentae and placenta previa quiz after reviewing this […]
Abruptio Placentae NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss abruptio placentae, which is also called placental abruption. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with the differences between abruptio placentae vs. placenta previa along with the nursing interventions and treatment. In the next review I will discuss placenta previa. Don’t forget to take the free abruptio placentae and […]
Abruptio Placentae vs. Placenta Previa NCLEX Questions
Placenta previa and abruptio placentae NCLEX practice questions for nursing students. This quiz will test your knowledge on the differences between placental abruption and placenta previa. As the nurse you must know how to provide care to a woman experiencing one of these conditions along with identifying signs and symptoms. This quiz is part of […]
Stages of Labor Nursing NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss the stages of labor. In maternity nursing, you will learn the stages of labor. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with each stage of labor and the nursing interventions based on the specific stage of labor. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on […]
Stages of Labor Nursing NCLEX Quiz
Stages of labor nursing quiz for the NCLEX exam. In your maternity class and on the NCLEX exam, you will need to know the details about the stages of labor. It is important to know what happens in each stage, nursing interventions, and normal/abnormal findings (such as fundal height, placenta findings etc). Don’t forget to check […]
APGAR Newborn Assessment NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss APGAR newborn assessment scoring. As a nursing student, you need to know how to evaluate a scenario and calculate the APGAR score or what type of nursing interventions to provide based on an APGAR score. These questions may be found on NCLEX and definitely on nursing lecture exams in maternity. […]
Menstrual Cycle Reproductive Cycle NCLEX Review
This NCLEX review will discuss the female reproductive cycle (menstrual cycle). In maternity nursing, you will learn the menstrual cycle. As a nursing student, you must be familiar with each phase, what occurs during the phase, the role of the hormones, and what happens if pregnancy occurs. These type of questions may be found on NCLEX […]