Maternity Nursing

Maternity - Newborn, part 8: Circumcision, Bathing and Cord Care, Crib Safety, Safe Sleep, Car Seat Safety - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 8: Circumcision, Bathing and Cord Care, Crib Safety, Safe Sleep, Car Seat Safety

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Nursing care and parental teaching related to circumcision, bathing and umbilical cord care, crib safety and safe sleep, and car seat safety for newborns.

Maternity - Newborn, part 8: Circumcision, Bathing and Cord Care, Crib Safety, Safe Sleep, Car Seat Safety

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Nursing care and parental teaching related to circumcision, bathing and umbilical cord care, crib safety and safe sleep, and car seat safety for newborns.

Maternity - Newborn, part 7: Infant Nutrition, Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Best Practices - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 7: Infant Nutrition, Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Best Practices

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Concerns related to infant nutrition, including weight loss, hunger cues, patient teaching related to breastfeeding, and the do's and don'ts of breastmilk storage and formula feeding.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 7: Infant Nutrition, Breastfeeding and Formula Feeding Best Practices

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Concerns related to infant nutrition, including weight loss, hunger cues, patient teaching related to breastfeeding, and the do's and don'ts of breastmilk storage and formula feeding.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 6: Preterm and Postmature Infants, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 6: Preterm and Postmature Infants, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Considerations related to preterm infants and postmature infants. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, complications, and nursing care of meconium aspiration syndrome.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 6: Preterm and Postmature Infants, Meconium Aspiration Syndrome

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Considerations related to preterm infants and postmature infants. The pathophysiology, risk factors, signs and symptoms, complications, and nursing care of meconium aspiration syndrome.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 5: Hyperbilirubinemia - Symptoms, Treatment, Phototherapy, and Nursing Care - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 5: Hyperbilirubinemia - Symptoms, Treatment, Phototherapy, and Nursing Care

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment, complications, nursing care, and parental teaching of hyperbilirubinemia. The nursing care associated with phototherapy to treat hyperbilirubinemia.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 5: Hyperbilirubinemia - Symptoms, Treatment, Phototherapy, and Nursing Care

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The pathophysiology, signs and symptoms, treatment, complications, nursing care, and parental teaching of hyperbilirubinemia. The nursing care associated with phototherapy to treat hyperbilirubinemia.

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Maternity - Newborn, part 4: NAS, Hypoglycemia, Macrosomia, Sepsis Neonatorum, Necrotizing Enterocolitis - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 4: NAS, Hypoglycemia, Macrosomia, Sepsis Neonatorum, Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), hypoglycemia, the macrosomic infant, sepsis neonatorum, and necrotizing enterocolitis.

Maternity - Newborn, part 4: NAS, Hypoglycemia, Macrosomia, Sepsis Neonatorum, Necrotizing Enterocolitis

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS), hypoglycemia, the macrosomic infant, sepsis neonatorum, and necrotizing enterocolitis.

Maternity - Newborn, part 3: Infant Reflexes, Heel Stick, Lab Tests and Prophylacticat Birth - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 3: Infant Reflexes, Heel Stick, Lab Tests and Prophylacticat Birth

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Primitive reflexes present at birth (e.g., Moro/startle, walking/stepping, rooting, sucking, palmar grasp, Tonic neck reflex, plantar grasp, and Babinski), the heel stick procedure, lab tests at birth, and prophylactic medications...

Maternity - Newborn, part 3: Infant Reflexes, Heel Stick, Lab Tests and Prophylacticat Birth

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Primitive reflexes present at birth (e.g., Moro/startle, walking/stepping, rooting, sucking, palmar grasp, Tonic neck reflex, plantar grasp, and Babinski), the heel stick procedure, lab tests at birth, and prophylactic medications...

Maternity - Newborn, part 2: Expected and Abnormal Findings of Newborn Assessment - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 2: Expected and Abnormal Findings of Newborn Assessment

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Expected findings, abnormal findings, and normal variations of the infant's skin, head, face, clavicles, umbilical cord, and hips.

Maternity - Newborn, part 2: Expected and Abnormal Findings of Newborn Assessment

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

Expected findings, abnormal findings, and normal variations of the infant's skin, head, face, clavicles, umbilical cord, and hips.

Maternity - Newborn, part 1: APGAR Scoring, Vital Signs, New Ballard Scale, Thermoregulation, Height/Weight - LevelUpRN

Maternity - Newborn, part 1: APGAR Scoring, Vital Signs, New Ballard Scale, Thermoregulation, Height/Weight

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The components and scoring of the APGAR score, normal newborn vital signs, the components of the neuromuscular and physical maturity assessments of the New Ballard scale, thermoregulation in the infant,...

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Maternity - Newborn, part 1: APGAR Scoring, Vital Signs, New Ballard Scale, Thermoregulation, Height/Weight

Meris Shuwarger BSN, RN, CEN, TCRN

The components and scoring of the APGAR score, normal newborn vital signs, the components of the neuromuscular and physical maturity assessments of the New Ballard scale, thermoregulation in the infant,...

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