Prepare to pass the RNC-OB Exam!

  • COURSE OVERVIEW

    The 2022 Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Certification (RNC-OB) Review E-Course provides a comprehensive and up-to-date review of inpatient obstetric nursing care based on the RNC-OB Exam content outline. Participants receive information that will not only promote certification exam success, but will also enhance clinical nursing practice.

  • CONTACT HOURS: 11

    Nurse Builders is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Nurse Builders is a CA CE Provider #15118. Nurse Builders is a CE Provider # 50-9679 for: AR, DC, FL, GA, KY, ND, NM, SC, WV.

  • INSTRUCTOR

    Kate Colvin, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, LCCE is an expert clinician and educator in obstetric nursing dedicated to preparing nurses to sit for obstetric nursing subspecialty certification exams including: RNC-OB and C-EFM. She has fifteen years of experience in OB nursing working as a clinician and educator Kate is an expert in the RNC-OB certification exam and review process.

Course curriculum

  • 1

    Before We Get Started

    • RNC-OB Review E-Course - Program Outcome, Completion Criteria, Expiration Date, Disclosures, and Accreditation
    • Course Content Outline
    • Speaker Bio and Course Objectives
    • References
  • 2

    Session 1: Welcome, Course and Exam Overview and Test Taking

    • Handout - Session 1
    • Course and Exam Overview
    • Test Taking Techniques
    • Practice Questions: Test Taking Techniques
  • 3

    Session 2: Complications of Pregnancy (43-44 Questions)

    • Handout - Session 2, Part 1
    • Session 2, Part 1a: Maternal Complications Affecting the Fetus and Newborn
    • Session 2, Part 1b: Maternal Complications Affecting the Fetus and Newborn
    • Practice Questions: Maternal Complications Affecting the Fetus and Newborn
    • Handout - Session 2, Part 2
    • Session 2, Part 2: Maternal Psychosocial and Environmental Factors
    • Practice Questions: Maternal Psychosocial and Environmental Factors
    • Handout - Session 2, Part 3
    • Session 2, Part 3: Preterm Labor, Multiple Gestations, and Placental Disorders
    • Practice Questions: Preterm Labor, Multiple Gestations, and Placental Disorders
  • 4

    Session 3: Fetal Assessment (27 Questions)

    • Handout - Session 3, Part 1
    • Session 3, Part 1: Antenatal Testing
    • Practice Questions: Antenatal Testing
    • Handout - Session 3, Part 2
    • Session 3, Part 2: Electronic Fetal Monitoring
    • Practice Questions: Electronic Fetal Monitoring
    • Handout - Session 3, Part 3
    • Session 3, Part 3: Acid Base Balance
    • Practice Questions: Acid Base Balance
  • 5

    Session 4: Labor and Birth (52-53 Questions)

    • Handout - Session 4, Part 1
    • Session 4, Part 1: Physiology, Assessment, and Management of Labor
    • Practice Questions: Physiology, Assessment, and Management of Labor
    • Handout - Session 4, Part 2
    • Session 4, Part 2: Obstetrical and Perioperative Procedures
    • Practice Questions: Obstetrical and Perioperative Procedures
    • Handout - Session 4, Part 3
    • Session 4, Part 3: Pain Management and Coping
    • Practice Questions: Pain Management and Coping
    • Handout - Session 4, Part 4
    • Session 4, Part 4: Induction and Augmentation
    • Practice Questions: Induction and Augmentation
    • Handout - Session 4, Part 5
    • Session 4, Part 5: Labor and Obstetric Complications
    • Practice Questions: Labor and Obstetric Complications
  • 6

    Session 5: Recovery, Postpartum, and Newborn Care (22-23 Questions)

    • Handout - Session 5, Part 1
    • Session 5, Part 1: Recovery and Postpartum Physiology and Complications
    • Practice Questions: Recovery and Postpartum Physiology and Complications
    • Handout - Session 5, Part 2
    • Session 5, Part 2: Family Dynamics, Discharge Readiness, Lactation and Infant Nutrition
    • Practice Questions: Family Dynamics, Discharge Readiness, Lactation and Infant Nutrition
    • Handout - Session 5, Part 3
    • Session 5, Part 3: Newborn Physiology and Complications
    • Practice Questions: Newborn Physiology and Complications
  • 7

    Sessions 6: Professional Issues (4-5 Questions)

    • Handout - Session 6
    • Session 6: Professional Issues
    • Practice Questions: Professional Issues
  • 8

    Course Completion Evaluation and Certificate

    • Course Completion Evaluation and Certificate