Chapter One
1. Create a timeline that depicts the development of maternal, newborn, and women’s health nursing
2. Write a report on how the definition of health has changed through the years, incorporating information about Healthy People 2020.
3. Write a brief (1-page) essay on the legal and ethical issues related to providing care to women, children and their families
4. Explain the difference between discipline and punishment. Discuss 3 strategies for effective discipline
Chapter 2
1. Write a list of that need to be addressed to improve a client’s learning.
2. Select a cultural group and identify the major health beliefs of that group related to maternal and child health using Chapter 1 as a reference. Create a chart that lists the beliefs and propose appropriate nursing interventions for each belief that would demonstrate cultural competence.
3. Develop a checklist that a pregnant woman can use to decide about the setting for her labor and birth experience
Chapter 3
1. Create a flow chart depicting the roles that hormones play during the reproductive cycle
2. Select five of the key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter and write an essay using them.
Chapter 4
1. From the list of key terms at the beginning of the chapter, select three terms. Write a one-page summary describing what the terms have in common.
2. Write a report about the types of abortion
3. Create a client teaching pamphlet about endometriosis
Chapter 5
1. Develop a teaching handout for a woman with bacterial vaginosis who is receiving metronidazole
2. Create an outline for a class presentation to a local group of adolescents about preventing STIs
3. .Select two conditions from the list of key terms at the beginning of the chapter. Write a report comparing and contrasting them.
Chapter 6
1. Select at least five key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter and write an essay using them.
2. Create a client education poster depicting key prevention measures for breast cancer
Chapter 7
1. Create a chart that compares and contrasts endometrial polyps and fibroids.
2. Select five key terms from the list at the beginning of the chapter and use them in an essay describing the common benign conditions of the female reproductive tract.
Chapter 8
1. Develop a written handout that describes ways a woman can reduce her risk for cancers of the reproductive tract.
2. Create a matching exercise that lists each of the key terms in Column 1 and their definitions in Column 2. Give the exercise to a classmate to complete and then score the responses
Chapter 9
1. Select three or four key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter and write an essay about violence and women that incorporates them.
2. 2. Create a poster that depicts the cycle of violence and the characteristics of each phase.
Chapter 10
1. Create a flowchart that depicts the flow of blood through the fetus.
2. Write a report that describes the process of fertilization through implantation.
Chapter 11
1. Write an essay that describes the physiologic changes that occur in the reproductive system with pregnancy. Correlate the signs and symptoms of pregnancy with these changes
2. 2. For each of the key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter, create a vocabulary card that gives the term on one side and the definition on the other side.
Chapter 12
1. Develop a client teaching handout for a client who is to have an amniocentesis.
2. Write an essay about essential aspects of prenatal care, incorporating at least three of the key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter.
Chapter 13
1. Create a chart that lists the stages (and phases of each stage) of labor. Identify the key physiologic and psychological changes that occur in each.
2. Develop a written checklist that can be used by pregnant women to help them determine if they are in labor
Chapter 14
1. Create an outline that traces the progression of labor from the time a pregnant woman is admitted to the perinatal unit until birth. Include appropriate nursing assessments and interventions.
2. Review the list of key terms at the beginning of the chapter. Select at least three terms and write a paragraph relating
3.
Create drug cards for the following pharmacologic agents, addressing the drug’s effect on maternal and fetal status:
· Morphine
· Meperidine
· Fentanyl
· Diazepam
Chapter 15
1. Choose a body system that undergoes changes after childbirth. Develop a chart that compares the changes that occur in the system during pregnancy and then after birth.
2. Review the list of key terms at the beginning of the chapter. Select one of these terms and write an essay integrating this term with the topic of the chapter.
Chapter 16
1. Prepare review cards for the key terms listed at the beginning of the chapter. On the cards, define each key term and use it in a sentence.
2. Create a poster using drawings, illustrations, and photos to depict positive bonding and attachment behaviors
Chapter 17
1. Using the terms at the beginning of the chapter, write a report that describes the events associated with newborn adaptation
2. Create a flowchart or diagram that outlines the changes occurring with the transition from fetal to newborn circulation.
Chapter 18
1. Select five or six key terms listed at the beginning of this chapter and use them in
2. Write a step-by-step procedure for administering eye prophylaxis in a newborn.
Chapter 19
1. Create a chart that compares and contrasts polyhydramnios and oligohydramnios.
2. Write an essay that describes a high-risk pregnancy
3. Develop an assessment checklist that could be used to assess a woman with premature rupture of membranes.
Chapter 20
1. Create a written handout for pregnant women that addresses the effects of substance use and abuse during pregnancy
2. Develop a poster that illustrates the effects of diabetes on the mother and her fetus and neonate.
3. Write a report on how the cardiovascular changes that occur during pregnancy can affect a pregnant woman with heart disease and her fetus