March 2 , 2011

Students:

As the second-half of the course is about to begin I wanted to get the course outline for OB
posted so you could get some idea about how the chapters will flow for the remaining part of the
semester. By now you are probably familiar with the text and the volume of reading. My suggestion is
to as best you can, keep up with the reading so if you have questions you can address them is class.
There will be four major exams and no quizzes. Exam 1 is a take-home exam that will be handed-out
March 9 after you take the Pediatric ATI. The take-home exam is due April 18, 2011. Also on the day
you take your Pediatric ATI, I will hand-out your Maternal Newborn ATI books. I am looking forward to
getting back in the classroom to teach my favorite subject and to helping you to better understand the
birthing process. RAB

Course Outline:

March 21

Chapter 9 Assessment of Risk Factors

Chapter 10 Anatomy and Physiology of Pregnancy

March 23

Chapter 11 Nursing Care During Pregnancy

Chapter 12 Maternal and Fetal Nutrition

This chapter will not be discussed in class, outline will be given for self-study

March 28 (Class meets 9:00- 12:00)

Chapter 13 Pregnancy at Risk: Pre-existing Conditions

Chapter 14 Pregnancy at Risk: Gestational Conditions

March 30

NO CLASS – Students attending INA Workshop

April 4

Chapter 14 continues

Chapter 15 Labor and Birth Processes

April 6
 Chapter 16 Management of Discomfort

Chapter 17 Fetal Assessment During Labor

Chapter will not be discussed in class. Fetal monitoring film viewed orientation

April 11

Exam 2

Students responsible for the material in:

Chapters 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16 and 17 (Perry, Hockenberry, Lowdermilk and

Wilson)

Review ATI Chapters 3 – 13

Practice NCLELX questions over related material

April 13

Chapter 18 Nursing Care During Labor and Birth

April 18 EXAM 1 TAKE-HOME DUE

Chapter 19 Labor and Birth at Risk

Chapter 20 Maternal and Physiologic Changes

April 20

Chapter 21 Nursing Care During Fourth Trimester

Chapter 22 Transition to Parenthood (Will not discuss in class)

Chapter 23 Postpartum Complications

April 25

Exam 3

Students responsible for the material in :

Chapters 18, 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23 (Perry, et al.)

Review ATI Chapters 14 – 22

Practice NCLEX questions over related material

April 27

Chapter 24 Physiologic Adaptations of the Newborn

May 2

Chapter 25 Nursing Care of the Newborn

May 4

Chapter 26 Newborn Nutrition and Feeding

May 9

Chapter 27 Infants with Gestational Age-Related Problems

May 11

Chapter 28 The Newborn at Risk: Acquired and Congenital Problems

May 12 – 18 FINALS WEEK

Tenative date for Exam 4 : Monday May 16

ATI Maternal Child : TBA