Maternal and Child Health Nursing (MCHN) is found in NP2 of the PNLE. I’ve taken the liberty to include both normal and abnormal pediatrics under this folder for brevity. By far, obstetrics is one of the more complete parts of this knowledgebase due to my head professor’s proclivities with obstetrics. I can’t say the same for pediatrics, but I’m on it.
As mentioned, MCHN makes up 20% of the board exam. Not only that, but family and child health is also one of the largest delegations of nurse work (~25% of nurses in the U.S.). Being knowledgeable about this field, especially for health education regarding care of well and sick children, is highly serviceable knowledge to carry into your professional life.
Ratings?
Ratings are based on a very limited sample size of lecturers who have rated a topic’s relevance to the board exam from the options “Low Priority” (1), “Nice to Know” (3), and “Must Know” (5).
| Chapter | Topic | Rating | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy and Physiology | Male Reproductive System | 2.3 | ✅ |
| Anatomy and Physiology | Female Reproductive System | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Anatomy and Physiology | Hormonal Control of the Menstrual Cycle | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Anatomy and Physiology | Stages and Phases of the Menstrual Cycle | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Anatomy and Physiology | Menstrual Disorders | 2.3 | ✅ |
| Fertilization and Fetal Development | Fertilization and Mitosis | 3.0 | |
| Fertilization and Fetal Development | Fetal Structures and Functions | 3.0 | |
| Fertilization and Fetal Development | Fetal Circulation | 4.7 | ✅ |
| Fertilization and Fetal Development | Intrauterine Growth and Development | 3.7 | |
| Antepartal Period | Physiologic Adaptations in Pregnancy | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Antepartal Period | Signs of Pregnancy | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Antepartal Period | Estimates of Pregnancy | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Antepartal Period | Common Discomforts of Pregnancy | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Antepartal Period | Prenatal Management | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Antepartal Period | Hygiene of Pregnancy | 2.3 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Risk Factors | 3.7 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Diagnostic Examinations Used in Pregnancy | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | HELLP Syndrome | 4.3 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Isoimmunization | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Hydramnios | 5.0 | |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Multiple Pregnancy | 4.3 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | BeMONC and CeMONC Facilities | 3.7 | |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Abortion | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Ectopic Pregnancy | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Hydatidiform Mole | 3.7 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Incompetent Cervix | 4.3 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Placenta Previa | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Abruptio Placenta | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Gestational Diabetes Mellitus | 5.0 | ✅ |
| High-Risk Pregnancy | Gravidocardiac Patients | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Theories of Labor Onset | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Premonitory Signs of Labor | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | ✅ and False Signs of Labor | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Physiologic Alterations in Labor | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Components of Labor (5 Ps) | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Stages of Labor | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Phases of Labor | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Intrapartal Period | Partography | 1.7 | ✅ |
| The Fetus During Labor | Fetal Head | 4.3 | ✅ |
| The Fetus During Labor | Fetal Lie, Attitude, Presentation, Position | 5.0 | ✅ |
| The Fetus During Labor | Fetal Station | 4.3 | ✅ |
| The Fetus During Labor | Measures of Fetal Well-Being in Labor | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Complications of Labor | Preterm Labor | 5.0 | |
| Complications of Labor | Precipitate Labor | 4.3 | |
| Complications of Labor | Dystocia | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Labor | Preterm Premature Rupture of Membranes | 5.0 | |
| Complications of Labor | Uterine Rupture | 4.3 | |
| Complications of Labor | Fetal Distress | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Complications of Labor | Fetal Death and Intrauterine Fetal Demise | 4.3 | |
| Complications of Labor | Vena Caval Syndrome/Supine Hypotensive Syndrome | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Labor | Amniotic Fluid Embolism | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Labor | Induction of Labor | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Complications of Labor | Forceps Delivery | 2.3 | |
| Complications of Labor | Cesarean Section | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Labor | Anesthesia in Labor | 4.3 | |
| Postpartal Period | Physiologic Changes in Puerperium | 3.7 | |
| Postpartal Period | Breastfeeding Practices | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Postpartal Period | Common Discomforts in Puerperium | 3.0 | |
| Postpartal Period | Maternal and Paternal Adjustment | 3.0 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Postpartal Hemorrhage | 5.0 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Puerperal Sepsis | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Mastitis | 1.7 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Thrombophlebitis (DVT) | 3.7 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Postpartal Cystitis | 1.7 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Uterine Prolapse With or Without Cystocele or Rectocele | 3.0 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Postpartal Psychosis | 2.3 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Paternal Postpartum Depression | 2.3 | |
| Complications of Puerperium | Reproductive Loss and Grieving | 2.3 | |
| Reproductive Life Planning | Natural Family Planning | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Reproductive Life Planning | Mechanical and Chemical Contraceptives | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Reproductive Life Planning | Hormonal Contraceptives | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Reproductive Life Planning | Surgical Contraception | 3.0 | ✅ |
| Reproductive Life Planning | Subfertility | 3.0 | |
| Newborn Care | Immediate Care in the Delivery Room | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Newborn Care | Early Essential Newborn Care | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Newborn Care | Newborn Screening | 4.3 | |
| Newborn Care | Cephalocaudal Assessment of the Newborn | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Newborn Care | Body Systems in the Newborn | 4.3 | |
| Newborn Care | Feeding the Newborn | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | General Nursing Care for High-Risk Newborns | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Danger Signs of Newborn Distress | 5.0 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Birth Injuries | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Premature and Postmature Newborns | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Hypoglycemia | 3.7 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Hypocalcemia | 3.0 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Phenylketonuria | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Galactosemia | 4.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Erythema Toxicum Neonatorum | 2.3 | |
| High-Risk Newborns | Candidiasis | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Apnea of Prematurity | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hyaline Membrane Disease | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Meconium Aspiration Syndrome | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Neonatal Sepsis | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Necrotizing Enterocolitis | 1.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Otitis Media | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Pertussis | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Erythroblastosis Fetalis | 1.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Retinopathy of Prematurity | 2.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Patent Ductus Arteriosus | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Ventricular Septal Defect | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Atrial Septal Defect | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Pulmonary Stenosis | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Coarctation of the Aorta | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Tetralogy of Fallot | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Tricuspid Atresia | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Transposition of the Great Vessels | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Truncus Arteriosus | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Rheumatic Fever | 5.0 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Kawasaki Disease | 3.7 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Sickle Cell Anemia | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | β-Thalassemia | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hemophilia | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura | 2.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Anemia | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Polycythemia | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hyperbilirubinemia | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hemorrhagic Disease of the Newborn | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Cleft Lip and Cleft Palate | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Spina Bifida and Myelomeningocele | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Clubfoot | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Chromosomal Abnormalities | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Cognitive Impairment | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Down Syndrome | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Fragile X Syndrome | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Autism Spectrum Disorders | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Pica | 2.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Congenital Aganglionic Megacolon | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hypertrophic Pyloric Stenosis | 4.3 | ✅ |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Intussusception | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Malabsorption Syndromes | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Biliary Atresia | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula | 5.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Hernias | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Severe Acute Malnutrition | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Failure to Thrive | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Common Injuries in Different Age Groups | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Dehydration | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Newborn Abstinence Syndrome | 1.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | 3.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Neonatal Death | 4.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Paroxysmal Abdominal Pain | 1.0 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Sudden Infant Death Syndrome | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Incontinence Disorders | 2.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Reye Syndrome | 2.3 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Wilm’s Tumor | 3.7 | |
| Diseases of Newborns, Infants, and Children | Seizures and Epilepsy | 4.3 | |
| Growth and Development | Biologic Development | 3.0 | |
| Growth and Development | Psychosocial Development | 3.7 | |
| Growth and Development | Cognitive Development | 3.7 | |
| Growth and Development | Moral Development | 3.0 | |
| Growth and Development | Spiritual Development | 2.3 | |
| Growth and Development | Language Development | 4.3 | |
| Growth and Development | Social Development | 3.7 | |
| Growth and Development | Play Types | 5.0 | |
| Growth and Development | Discipline | 2.3 | |
| Growth and Development | Promoting Optimum Health | 2.3 |