Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationals: Maternal-Newborn Nursing (2nd Edition) [Paperback]

Mary Ann Hogan (Author), Rita Glazebrook (Author), Vera Brancato (Author), Jean Rodgers (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 28, 2006 | ISBN-10: 0131789732 | ISBN-13: 978-0131789739 | Edition: 2

Essential for course review and NCLEX review, this resource is a complete, concentrated outline of maternal-newborn nursing. Each chapter contains objectives, pre- and post-tests with rationales, vocabulary review, practice to pass exercises, critical thinking case studies, as well as NCLEX alerts. Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series includes a comprehensive CD-ROM, to provide additional review. Content includes all of the "need-to-know" information covering reproduction, fetal development, nursing care during the normal and complicated prenatal, intrapartal, and postpartal periods, nursing care of the newborn, and much more. For nursing students in need of a resource that focuses on course review or NCLEX review as well as nursing professionals looking to familiarize themselves with a new specialty.

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ABOUT THE SERIES

Prentice Hall's Nursing Reviews & Rationales Series is the complete foundation for success both within the classroom and oil the NCLEX-RN. Each volume includes a review of core content, while providing hundreds of practice questions and comprehensive rationales. The only review series to include a bonus CD-ROM with each book. The complete series includes:

• Nursing Fundamentals
• Child Health Nursing
• Fluid, Electrolytes, & Acid-Base Balance
• Maternal-Newborn Nursing
• Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Mental Health Nursing
• Nutrition & Diet Therapy
• Pathophysiology
• Pharmacology

About the Author

Mary Ann Hogan, RN, CS, MSN has been a nurse educator for 20 years, currently as a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She has taught in diploma, associate degree, and baccalaureate nursing programs. A former item writer for the CAT NCLEX-RN, Ms. Hogan has been teaching NCLEX-RN review courses throughout New England for the last 14 years. She has also contributed to a number of publications in the areas of adult health and fundamentals of nursing. Ms. Hogan is an ANCC-certified clinical specialist in medical-surgical nursing and is a member of Sigma Theta Tau.

 

Rita S. Glazebrook, RN, CNP, PhD, MS, BSN is the Director of the Minnesota Intercollegiate Nursing Consortium, a cooperative baccalaureate program of St. Olaf and Gustavus Adolphus Colleges, and the Department Chair at St. Olaf College. Having taught maternity nursing for more than 20 years, Dr. Glazebrook served as a maternity item writer for Regents College and National Certification Corporation examinations, as well as several NCLEX publications. She is an ANCC-certified Adult Nurse Practitioner practicing reproductive health at CommonHealth Clinic, in Stillwater, Minnesota. She is also NCC-certified in Maternity Nursing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 368 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall; 2 edition (September 28, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0131789732
• ISBN-13: 978-0131789739
• Product Dimensions: 9.9 x 8 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (29 customer reviews)
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15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Text, October 22, 2006

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Jason B. Meyer (Palm Beach, FL) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationals: Maternal-Newborn Nursing (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I honestly would not have passed my OB rotation without this book.
This text explained the concepts and vital details of maternal/newborn nursing. By only reading and in some cases answering the chapter questions, my understanding of this subject increased to the point that I went from below passing grades to a star of the class. This should be a required book at my college, and I;m sure that it would be helpful in any program.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book is Great!, April 19, 2008

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This review is from: Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationals: Maternal-Newborn Nursing (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

I purchased this book at the beggining of my women's health class. First test out I had a 19 chaper test, with well over 300 pages to read. Probably more.I was totally stressing over all the pages I had to read and how I was gonna retain all this information in such a short period of time. So I started reading this book,which is basically an outline that covers the key information, and gets rid of the "fluff" that's in alot of text books. I did the 50 or so questions for every chapter and made sure it correlated with what was in my text book.A few days later I went to my class , took my test and got a B on it. I was so happy. So now I have another test coming up soon and once again I plan to study this book and eat the NCLEX questions that accompany it. Wish me luck! This book is a GODsend! If you're in Maternal Neonatal Nursing this is the book u should get. It is WELL WORTH the money!

18 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another good book from hogans, September 28, 2006

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This review is from: Prentice Hall Nursing Reviews & Rationals: Maternal-Newborn Nursing (2nd Edition) (Paperback)

So i found out in april this book was coming out on August 1, 2006, and i kept checking to get my copy. dates got pushed to Aug. 25, then sept 6, then finally, it came out on Sept 20. do not like the fact that it did not come out the time predicted but stuff like this happens.

Pros:
Good content like the old edition. nclex pointers which are no longer represented by the nclex word but by something else (nothing fancy).
This edition provides pre and post test like the other edition EXCEPT in addition to giving the rationale, it also gives a test-taking strategy to help with answering the question and choosing the right answer. (really good strategies if you learn them)
This one follows the current nclex test plan in that it contains alternate format questions AS WELL AS diagrams or whatever you call it where you indicate the answer.
The nursing notes that comes with this has the same content as the other one except its of a better quality.
It has an audio glossary on the CD and the terminoly on the CD is matching so it is quite interactive.
I got my library to purchase this book while waiting for this new edition to come out, checked it out a few times and then someone stole it from the reserve desk so i did not get soo much into the content of the old one though i glanced through most parts of it. Hence, i can say this one has nicely formated tables,(in color, may i add) and various diagrams.
The questions are a little harder but i did them before reading the content so i know i'll find the answers in it. (i'm only answering based on information i've learned from other review books such as saunders, nsna, lippincott etc). did well on those tests but hogan has a lot more PERTINENT information based from seing everything i got wrong in the content.

THE NEUTRAL THAT COULD HAVE BEEN MADE BETTER
There is no online thing with an access code this time which is not bad in the sense that just as the online content associated with the other editions had a pretest, 10 practice nclex, 20 exam questions and the 10 ? postest, the CD has the prestest, postest and 30 practice questions so that comes out to the same 50 questions that would have been online. Good part is you get alternate format with the 30 questions as well.
It sucks that the same pre and post tests in the book are the same on the CD-ROM just like it was on the last edition.
I did the practice questions of chapter one on the last edition and so far, one of the questions is the same. But there are some new questions.
The fact that it says 700 bonus questions is quite misleading cuz only 30 of those questions per chapter are bonus. the remaining 20 are the same pre- and post-test in the book.

PART THAT SUCKS: THE CONS
The CD requires quick"bloody"time. I HATE QUICK TIME! (just not an apple person that's all- nothing crazy). The CDs i have had with my old hogan's did not require me to install anything. the little upside is that it allows you to do the interactive termilogy matching.

So, based on content, i give this book a 5 because of good info, great ?s and the test taking strategies which is helpful. The fact that the same pre and post tests are on the CD INSTEAD of new questions kinda sucks but it was the same with the old edition. Needing quicktime for the CD just makes me nauseas (joking). Considering i personally do like quicktime so based on the little cons, overall a 4. there's room for improvement at least with replacing the post and pre test with new questions to the CD . i'm sure most ppl can do with quicktime.

SO CONTENTWISE and helping you study 4 tests and NCLEX, I'LL SAY 5.
If you were expecting the 700 bonus questions not to include the same pre and post test, and you also hate quick time, then you'll agree a 4.5 overall.

I just got this book today. amazon delivered as promised and if i find any new things, i'll add it. If you are looking for a good review book, I SAY GET THIS BOOK cuz it sure is better than the old edition and the hogan series have helped me make A's in my nursing classes (i'm talking older editions) so I'm sure this edition would do better since it includes good test taking strategies with the material. i know people who used the older edition for maternity and scored excellent on their HESI as well as make their A's.
This book is well written and well edited and it is a great resource for nursing students. It's a great improvement from the old edition and it's WORTH every single penny. Quicktime or not, i still LOVE IT.

update: i've been out of school working for some time now and if you read this review, get this book. the reviews and rationales are good but i feel the maternity and medsurg ones are the best. I didn't read a textbook for maternity, everything i know comes from this book. No i would't work in labor and delivery but i seem to have such good knowledge on maternity. I passed the nclex at 75 questions the first time. it's soo worth the money. Pearson publishes this book and they're the ones behind nclex....make the link yourself.