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 TERMS @ 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