Study Guide / Exam three / NUR 418

▪ Goals of Maternal/Neonatal Nursing [1:4] - Advocating vigorously within the community for normal childbirth - Working to ensure that childbirth preparation classes are readily available - Increasing personal labor support skills as well as technical skills - Accepting doulas as part of the labor team - Promoting changes in the birth environment where they work - Participating in interdisciplinary committees to develop and implement standardized practices for care - A safe and satisfying experience for the mother, her family and her baby  family centered care ▪ Advanced practice nursing role in Maternal Newborn health [1:3] RNs graduated w/ BSN & has license (passed NCLEX) = work as labor nurses, mother-baby nurses, lactation consultants, clinic nurses, newborn nursery nurses, home health nurses, NICU nurses and gynecology nurses. RNCs are RNs who have demonstrated clinical expertise in a field and are certified by a national organization Nurse Practitioners Master’s prepared nurses who function as advanced practice nurses. NPs usually focus on ambulatory nursing. Women’s Health NPs or Family NPs are examples. Neonatal NPs work in newborn nurseries and NICUs. NPs perform H&Ps, order diagnostic tests and procedures. Clinical Nurse Specialists have Master’s degrees and specialized knowledge and competence in a specific clinical area. Certified Nurse Midwives functions similarly to NPs, educated in two areas of nursing; performs deliveries and care for newborns.