1. INTRODUCTION TO MATERNAL/Newborn NURSING
Developed by
D. Ann Currie, R.N., M.S.N.

2. TERMINOLOGY
HEALTH PRACTITIONERS IN MATERNAL-NEONATAL HEALTH CARE AND IN WOMEN’S HEALTH
COMMON OBSTETRIC TERMINOLOGY
COMMON ABBREVIATIONS
REVIEW A&P OF THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

3. HEALTH PRACTITIONERS RN CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE(RNC)
NURSE PRACTITIONER(NP)
CLINICAL NURSE SPECIALIST(CNS)
CERTIFIED NURSE-MIDWIFE(CNM)
CERTIFIED REGISTERED NURSE ANESTHETISTS(CRNA)

4. HEALTH PRACTITIONERS PHYSICIANS MD,DO FAMILY PRACTITIONER
OBSTETRICIANS,GYNECOLOGISTS, OR PERINATALOGISTS
PEDIATRICIANS
NEONATALOGISTS

5. COMMON OBSTETRIC TERMINOLOGY
SEE APPENDIX IN PACKET ,KEY BEGINNING OF EACH CHAPTER, AND GLOSSARY IN TEXT.
PREGNANCY.PRENATAL, ANTEPARTUM
INTRAPARTUM,LABOR,L&D
POSTPARTUM,POSTNATAL, PUERPERAL,PUERPERIUM

6. TERMINOLOGY NEONATAL, NEONATE GRAVIDA PARA ABORTION,AB NULLIGRAVIDA
PRIMIGRAVIDA
MULTIGRAVIDA
PRIMIPARA
MULTIPARA
NULLIPARA
PREECLAMPSIA
ECLAMPSIA
HELLP
LOCHIA
EPISIOTOMY
ETC.

7. COMMON ABBREVIATIONS THIS IS CHANGING ******
SEE HOSPITAL POLICY AND PROCEDURES FOR CLINICAL AREA AND DOCUMENTATION.
SEE APPENDIX A IN TEXT FOR CLASS