On the Test RNC 2026/2027 | Actual Questions and Answers
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
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Are glucose levels higher in the whole blood or plasma?
- ✔✔plasma
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If the mom has hyperparathyroidism, what will the infant present with?
- ✔✔hypocalcemia
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If the mom has hypoparathyroidism, what will the infant present with?
- ✔✔hypercalcemia
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Why does a neonate of a mother hyperparathyroidism have hypocalcemia after birth?
- ✔✔the mother hyperparathyroidism causes increased maternal Calcium which causes fetal
hypercalcemia which suppresses the fetal parathyroid so when infant born they do no
produce parathyroid hormone
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What is the hypocalcemic ionized calcium level?
- ✔✔less than 1.110
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What is the hypocalcemic total serum calcium level?
- ✔✔less than 8
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What is the normal calcium levels?
- ✔✔8-10.8
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What are normal phosphorus lvels?
- ✔✔4-7
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What are normal magnesium levels?
- ✔✔1.6-2.8
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What is the most common reason for hypermagnesemia in the neonate?
- ✔✔maternal magnesium administration
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What should you wait to do in infant with high magnesium levels?
- ✔✔feeding
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What are the symptoms of hypermagnesemia in the infant?
- ✔✔neuromuscular and respiratory depression
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What are common symptoms in an infant with hypothyroidism?
- ✔✔prolonged ankle and knee jerk reflexes
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What is a very common finding of an infant with congenital hypothyroidism (cretinism)?
- ✔✔large anterior and posterior fontanels
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What is as associated finding of Eagle-Barrett syndrome (prune belly syndrome)?
- ✔✔cryptorchidism (undescended testes)
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What is the incomplete recanalization of the lumen of the bowel?
- ✔✔duodenal atresia
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What are the 3 D's of duodenal atresia?
- ✔✔duodenal atresia, down syndrome, and double bubble
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What are meconium ileus commonly associated with?
- ✔✔cystic fibrosis
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Legally, what a reasonably prudent nurse would have done in the same or in similar circumstances
- ✔✔nursing standard of care
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When does early onset breastfeeding jaundice occur?
- ✔✔2-4 days
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When does late onset breastmilk jaundice occur?
- ✔✔4-7 days
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What bacteria has gram + cocci in pairs?
- ✔✔strep or staph
Latest Updated 2026/2027 (Graded A+)
•
Are glucose levels higher in the whole blood or plasma?
- ✔✔plasma
•
If the mom has hyperparathyroidism, what will the infant present with?
- ✔✔hypocalcemia
•
If the mom has hypoparathyroidism, what will the infant present with?
- ✔✔hypercalcemia
•
Why does a neonate of a mother hyperparathyroidism have hypocalcemia after birth?
- ✔✔the mother hyperparathyroidism causes increased maternal Calcium which causes fetal
hypercalcemia which suppresses the fetal parathyroid so when infant born they do no
produce parathyroid hormone
•
What is the hypocalcemic ionized calcium level?
- ✔✔less than 1.110
•
What is the hypocalcemic total serum calcium level?
- ✔✔less than 8
•
What is the normal calcium levels?
- ✔✔8-10.8
•
What are normal phosphorus lvels?
- ✔✔4-7
•
What are normal magnesium levels?
- ✔✔1.6-2.8
•
What is the most common reason for hypermagnesemia in the neonate?
- ✔✔maternal magnesium administration
, •
What should you wait to do in infant with high magnesium levels?
- ✔✔feeding
•
What are the symptoms of hypermagnesemia in the infant?
- ✔✔neuromuscular and respiratory depression
•
What are common symptoms in an infant with hypothyroidism?
- ✔✔prolonged ankle and knee jerk reflexes
•
What is a very common finding of an infant with congenital hypothyroidism (cretinism)?
- ✔✔large anterior and posterior fontanels
•
What is as associated finding of Eagle-Barrett syndrome (prune belly syndrome)?
- ✔✔cryptorchidism (undescended testes)
•
What is the incomplete recanalization of the lumen of the bowel?
- ✔✔duodenal atresia
•
What are the 3 D's of duodenal atresia?
- ✔✔duodenal atresia, down syndrome, and double bubble
•
What are meconium ileus commonly associated with?
- ✔✔cystic fibrosis
•
Legally, what a reasonably prudent nurse would have done in the same or in similar circumstances
- ✔✔nursing standard of care
•
When does early onset breastfeeding jaundice occur?
- ✔✔2-4 days
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When does late onset breastmilk jaundice occur?
- ✔✔4-7 days
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What bacteria has gram + cocci in pairs?
- ✔✔strep or staph
