MVU NURS 629 Exam 4 Study Guide Advanced Practice Maternity & OB GYN Nursing Car.pdf

Comprehensive, high-yield study guide and exam review for MVU NURS 629 (Exam 4), focusing on advanced practice maternal-newborn and OB/GYN nursing care. This document provides clear, structured breakdowns of critical exam topics, including: • Pregnancy Signs: Differentiating presumptive, probable (Goodell’s, Chadwick’s, Hegar’s, Braxton Hicks), and positive clinical manifestations. • Prenatal Care Schedules & Labs: Routine trimester-by-trimester testing (including 1st, 2nd, and 3rd-trimester diagnostics) and low-risk visit frequency. • Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy: Diagnostic criteria and management for Gestational Hypertension, Preeclampsia (with/without severe features), Eclampsia (Magnesium Sulfate), and HELLP Syndrome. • High-Yield Exam Material: ACOG weight gain guidelines by BMI, fetal development milestones (12 and 20 weeks), Nagele’s rule calculations, contraindicated live immunizations (MMR), postpartum contraception, and mastitis presentation/treatment. Perfect for quick revision, mastering complex clinical criteria, and scoring high on your Advanced Practice Nursing exams!