Certification exam in in patient obstetrics

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Hello,

Has anyone taken the exam and can give me insight on what and how to study.:wink2:

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

this book was used by many I know who took and passed this exam:

Manual of Obstetrics (Spiral Manual Series) (Spiral-bound)

by Arthur T Evans, Kenneth R Niswander

http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Obstetrics-Spiral-Arthur-Evans/dp/078172404X/sr=8-1/qid=1169335428/ref=pd_bbs_1/105-8997048-4698820?ie=UTF8&s=books

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Specializes in L&D,Lactation.

Some where on the web I found a practice test for $75. It was helpful if only to know how they phrased the questions etc. I passed it the first time. Since then many RN's at my work have taken and passed. I think I studied far more than I needed to, it was a good refresher though. I borrowed a current Williams Obstetrics from our CNS and used that. Many others took a review course. So far everyone has passed, we have a fairly high volumn and high risk population and we get lots of experience fast. It is actually supposed to be a test of your knowledge and not something that you study for, I did not feel comfortable without a brushup. The test I found was good in that it included the rationals for the answers and references.

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Specializes in Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery.

I took a review course. I found it more helpful for me than to review a book. Professional Education Center has a good one.

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Specializes in L&D,- Mother/Baby.

I used Professional Education Center, too. The NCC website gives you information on the test and what areas it covers.

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Yeah I have the areas from site. Is Professional Education Center a site also--I'm not familiar with that.

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

http://www.proedcenter.com

helpful site.

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thanks for the site--

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

GOOD LUCK and welcome to allnurses.com, and in particular, our OB forum!

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The practice test is from CCPR (Centre for Certification Preparation and Review). I took maternal-newborn in 1994 and EFM in 2000. It was super for the M/N exam and I had a "practice book" from them for the EFM which was good, but not as good as the M/N practice test. Good luck! Here's the link:

http://www.ccprnet.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=115

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