Conquer the Inpatient Obstetric Nursing Exam is a focused review guide for registered nurses preparing to reinforce knowledge relevant to inpatient obstetric nursing practice. The book covers maternal physiologic adaptation, obstetric assessment, pregnancy complications, fetal assessment, labor and birth, postpartum recovery, newborn care, obstetric emergencies, pharmacology, and professional responsibilities.

Coverage includes hypertensive disorders, diabetes in pregnancy, maternal medical and infectious conditions, hematologic disorders, preterm labor, multiple gestation, placental disorders, antenatal fetal assessment, electronic fetal monitoring, obstetric ultrasound, labor induction, pain management, intrapartum complications, operative birth, neonatal transition, postpartum hemorrhage, postpartum infection, lactation, newborn assessment, and care of the high-risk newborn.

Additional chapters address maternal resuscitation, professional and ethical responsibilities, obstetric pharmacology, triage, quality improvement, communication, documentation, complex pregnancy care, maternal mental health, fetal acid-base balance, non-electronic fetal assessment, uteroplacental perfusion, perinatal loss, prenatal screening, maternal morbidity and mortality, social determinants of health, evidence-based practice, safety bundles, integrated clinical scenarios, and obstetric endocrine disorders.

Designed as a concise companion to broader study materials, formal instruction, and clinical experience, this guide reinforces major inpatient obstetric nursing concepts and their application in practice. A final Knowledge Check provides additional review across the major content areas presented throughout the book.