momschatz

Hey AreN4lyfe, I did not use any online study materials as the test I took was a new test just offered.?. I was part of the trial group for the inpatient antepartum test. I studied by looking at all the different categories and subcategories they had listed on the breakdown of the test. I thought for sure I failed but actually passed ????. I think a review would be helpful and make studying easier! As part of the "test" group I could have re-tested for free had I failed. I am super thankful I passed. Good Luck! momschatz

thanks for your response!

Postpartum home visiting sounds like a great job and $4 more an hour is awesome too. As a point of reference I am in the midwest and at a Catholic Hospital as well!!

I agree w/ all comments, seriously checking sitz temp? and what the heck w/ all the void checks. Our vag deliveries we check time and amount for 12 hours. C/sections it is time and out for 24 hours after a foley is pulled. Bless your heart. Our couplet nurses do a MAX of 4 and that is actually one over what they are supposed to be doing. Where are you girl?!? your hospital needs to do some reevaluating!!

I am late to this forum but came looking for suggestions for the RNC test that is now being offered for antepartum. I hope you were successful in passing. What did you find the most helpful for study purposes. The antepartum test is so new it does not have a breakdown for what to study...yikes!!

I am late in commenting to this but our hospital uses a tool at discharge for all postpartum patients called the "Post Birth Warning Signs". One of them specifically mentions calling a health care provider for headaches that do not go away with medicine. I have been an OB nurse for over 30 years and have seen so many "readmits" for Postpartum hypertension. Back in the day we rarely treated postpartum patients with magnesium and or had them readmitted. In the last 5 years I have seen a huge increase. Some for sure need it and others are bogus and could have been handled with proper OB management outside of the hospital. As an antepartum nurse I frequently discharge delivered moms who were on magnesium and were treated for hypertension. I educate a ton on what to look for after discharge and when to return to the emergency room. I would like to think that story would not happen at my hospital. However, I could see how someone who was sent to our regular postpartum floor could be overlooked w/ pressures like that. I feel that as a good OB nurse that all nurses should do a hypertension assessment on their delivered patients and assess reflexes and edema. All things that can be done in less than one minute when checking a patient out.

I have been an OB nurse for over 30 years. I have NEVER done acoustic stimulation. I am just wondering if anyone else has and if they practice it at their hospital?