사람이 한 번도 가보지 않는 곳을 가려고 할 때 필요한 것이 지도입니다.
목적지는 알지만 어떻게 가야할 지 모를 때 지도를 펴놓고 갈 곳을 점검하면서 연구하게 됩니
다. NCLEX-RN으로 가는 길도 마찬가지 일 것입니다. 이런 이유로 서울여자간호대학의 국제교류 지원 센터내 NCLEX-RN 교육원에서는 미국간호사 면허를 준비하는 분들에게 조금이나마 도움이 되고자 가장 최근의 정보를 담은 국내 실정에 맞고 반드시 알아야 할 기초개념을 위주로 한 도서를 집필하였습니다.

FEMALE REPRODUCTIVE ORGANS 9
ANATOMY 9
PHYSIOLOGY 14
ANTEPARTAL PERIOD 21
Physiological Changes 21
PSYCHOSOCIAL CHANGES 23
SIGNS OF PREGNANCY 24
Assessment 24
Implementation 31
ISSUES OF CONTRACEPTION 36
THERAPEUTIC ABORTION 40
Abortion Procedure 41
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATION AND PREPARATION 41
FETAL ASSESSMENT 42
Biochemical Measurements 42
Amniotic Fluid Studies 42
Chorionic Villus Sampling (CVS) 43
Alpha─Fetoprotein (AFP) 43
Ultrasound 43
Nonstress Test (NST) 44
Contraction Stress Test (CST) 44
Mammary Stimulation Test (MST) 44
Biophysical Profile Score (BPS) 45
COMPLICATIONS OF PREGNANCY 45
Spontaneous Abortion 45
Extrauterine or Ectopic Pregnancy 46
Hydatidiform Mole 47
Amniotic Fluid Abnormalities 48
Placenta Previa 48
Abruptio Placentae 49
Hyperemesis Gravidarum 50
Pregnancy Induced Hypertension (PIH) 51
_ Preeclampsia 51
_ Gestational Hypertension Home Management 52
_ Eclampsia 52
_ Hellp Syndrome 52
Medical Diseases Complicating High?
Risk Pregnancy 53
_ Cardiovascular Disease 53
_ Diabetes Mellitus 54
_ Chronic Hypertension in Pregnancy 56
_ Anemia 56
_ Urinary Tract Infection 56
_ Infectious Diseases 57
_ Group B Streptococcus (GBS) 57
Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDS) 58
_ Chlamydia 58
_ Syphilis 59
_ Gonorrhea 59
_ Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) 60
_ Human Papillomavirus (HPV)?Genital Warts 60
_ Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) 60
Associated Complications of Pregnancy 61
_ Pregnancy in Adolescents 61
_ Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC) 61
_ Intrauterine Fetal Death 62
_ Pseudocyesis / Pseudopregnancies 62
INTRAPARTUM PERIOD 62
LABOR AND DELIVERY 62
Adaptive processes 62
The Labor Process 66
Signs of Labor 68
FETAL ASSESSMENT DURING LABOR 69
Fetal Monitoring 69
STAGES AND PHASES OF LABOR 72
Stage I 72
Stage 2 73
Stage 3 74
Stage 4 75
COMPLICATION OF LABOR AND DELIVERY 75
Fetal Distress 75
Vena Cava Syndrome
(Supine Hypotensive Syndrome) 76
Premature Rupture of the Membranes (PROM) 76
Precterm Labor and Delivery 76
Prolonged Pregnancy 77
Prolapsed Umbilical Cord 78
Amniotic Fluid Embolism 78
Inverted Uterus 79
Rupture of the Uterus 79
Dysfunctional Labor (Dystocia) 79
Precipitate Delivery 81
OBSTETRIC MEDICATIONS 82
Induction of Labor 82
Analgesia During Labor 83
Anesthesia During Labor 86
OPERATIVE OBSTETRICS 87
Obstetrical Procedures 87
POSTPARTUM PERIOD 89
PHYSIOLOGY OF THE PUERPERIUM 89
EMOTIONAL ASPECTS OF POSTPARTUM CARE 91
Parenting 91
Breastfeeding 92
COMPLICATIONS OF THE PUERPERIUM 93
Postpartum Hemorrhage 93
Postdelivery Infection 94
Deep Vein Thrombosis (Thrombophlebitis) 95
Subinvolution 96
Postpartum Depression (PPD) 96
NEWBORN 97
NORMAL NEWBORN 97
Initial Care : Admission Assessment
(0-4 hours after birth) 97
Initial Care : Interventions (0-4 hours after birth) 98
Newborn?HIV Positive or AIDS 107
HIGH-RISK INFANTS 108
Preterm (Premature) Newborn 108
Late Preterm Baby (Born 34 to 37 weeks) 110
Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) 111
Small for Gestational Age 112
Postmature Infant 112
Hyperbilirubinemia 113
Hemolytic Disease (Erythroblastosis Fetlis) 114
Sepsis in the Neonate 115
Infants of Diabetic Mothers (IDM) 116
Hypoglycemia 116
Newborn Infected with Group B Streptococcus (GBS) 117
Drug-Dependent Newborn 117
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) 118
FAMILY PLANNING 119
Infertility 119