Qualifying Examination References
Exam References
1. All-In-One Care Planning Resource, Swearingen, 2004, Mosby Elsevier
2. Alexander’s Care of Patient in Surgery, Rothrock, 2003, Mosby Elsevier
3. Brunner & Suddarth’s Textbook of Medical Surgical Nursing, Smeltzer et al, 11th Edition,
2006, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins
4. Fundamentals of Nursing, Standards and Practice, DeLaune and Ladner, 3rd Edition 2006,
Delmar Cengage
5. Lippincott Manual of Nursing Practice, Nettina, 8th Edition, 2005, Lippincott Williams and
Wilkins
6. Mosby’s Textbook for Long-Term Care Nursing Assistants, Sorrentino and Gorek, 5th
Edition, 2007, Mosby Elsevier
7. Nursing Assistant: A Nursing Process Approach, Hegner, Acello, and Caldwell, 9th Edition,
2004, Delmar Cengage
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Fetal Heart Monitoring
AWHONN`s Perinatal Nursing: Co-Published with AWHONN
Master the NCLEX-PN: Maternal/Newborn Nursing
Mayes` Midwifery: A Textbook for Midwives
Olds' Maternal-Newborn Nursing &Women's Health Across the Lifespan Plus NEW My
Nursing Lab with Pearson eText -- Access Card Package (9th Edition) by Michele R. Davidson
6. NCLEX-RN® Maternal-Neonatal Nursing Made Incredibly Easy! (Incredibly Easy! Series) by
Lippincott
Category
General
Nursing
Midwifery
Qualifying Examination Blueprint (Nature & contents of the test)
1. General Nursing
Evaluation Item
(70 MCQs, 2 hours)
Relative
Percentage
Content
1.
Assessment
10%
2.
Nursing Problem
6%
3.
Planning
20%
4.
Implementation
50%
5.
Evaluation
14%
Total
Passing
Score
50%
100%
2. Midwifery
Evaluation Item
(70 MCQs, 2 hours)
Total
Content
1. Antenatal Care
2.Intrapartum Care
3.Postpartum Care
4.Newborn Care
5.Gynecological Care
6.Pharmacology in Midwifery
7.Counseling and Education
8.Ethics and Legal Issues
Relative Percentage
27%
28%
15%
10%
5%
6%
6%
3%
100%
Passing Score
45%