RNC-MNN EXAM
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A term neonate develops bronze baby syndrome while
under phototherapy. This results from
a. concurrent presence of cholestatic jaundice
b. irradiance exposure
c. melanin breakdown in the skin
Answer:
a. concurrent presence of cholestatic jaundice
Question 2: The underlying cause of GDM is
a. CHO intolerance
b. diminished glucose transport
c. insulin deficiency
Answer:
a. CHO intolerance
Question 3: Compared to vaginal deliveries, the woman who
delivers by cesarean will have what different lochia
characteristics?
, a. a lesser amount
b. heavier lochia on standing
c. longer time to achieve lochia alba stage
Answer:
a. a lesser amount
Question 4: For optimal evaluation response to visual stimuli, the
neonate should be
a. assessed in the quiet alert state
b. placed in a sitting position
c. tested for close, mid-range, and far away visual distances
Answer:
a. assessed in the quiet alert state
Question 5: The constellation of symptoms of facial abnormalities,
growth restriction, and brain damage that leads to intellectual
difficulties is consistent with
a. fetal alcohol syndrome
b. trisomy 13
c. varicella infection
Answer:
a. fetal alcohol syndrome
,Question 6: A neonate has experienced multiple heel sticks. The
RN notes that infant no longer cries or has any response. This
change in response is most likely related to
a. behavioral stress response to repeated stimuli
b. overstimulation of pain receptors
c. possible nerve damage in the foot
Answer:
a. behavioral stress response to repeated stimuli
Question 7: A predisposing factor to UTI is the postpartum period
is
a. epidural anesthesia
b. manual removal of the placenta
c. retained placental fragments
Answer:
a. epidural anesthesia
Question 8: Seizures in neonates are signs of malfunctioning
a. brain stem activity
b. higher order areas of the brain
c. neuronal system
Answer:
c. neuronal system
, Question 9: A woman is receiving oxytocin to address PPH.
Dosages at a concentration above 30-40 u/L of IV fluids can lead to
a. fluid overload
b. hypertension
c. seizures
Answer:
a. fluid overload
Question 10: Determination of blood loss is difficult to assess in
the postpartum period because of what physiologic change?
a. large loss of RBCs
b. persistence of high plasma volume
c. reversal of extracellular fluid accumulation
Answer:
c. reversal of extracellular fluid accumulation
Question 11: Subconjunctival hemorrhage is noted in a 2 hour old
baby. The most likely cause is
a. early sign of conjunctivitis
b. irritation from the eye prophylaxis
c. ocular pressure experienced at birth
Answer:
c. ocular pressure experienced at birth
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND DETAILED SOLUTIONS
LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
Question 1: A term neonate develops bronze baby syndrome while
under phototherapy. This results from
a. concurrent presence of cholestatic jaundice
b. irradiance exposure
c. melanin breakdown in the skin
Answer:
a. concurrent presence of cholestatic jaundice
Question 2: The underlying cause of GDM is
a. CHO intolerance
b. diminished glucose transport
c. insulin deficiency
Answer:
a. CHO intolerance
Question 3: Compared to vaginal deliveries, the woman who
delivers by cesarean will have what different lochia
characteristics?
, a. a lesser amount
b. heavier lochia on standing
c. longer time to achieve lochia alba stage
Answer:
a. a lesser amount
Question 4: For optimal evaluation response to visual stimuli, the
neonate should be
a. assessed in the quiet alert state
b. placed in a sitting position
c. tested for close, mid-range, and far away visual distances
Answer:
a. assessed in the quiet alert state
Question 5: The constellation of symptoms of facial abnormalities,
growth restriction, and brain damage that leads to intellectual
difficulties is consistent with
a. fetal alcohol syndrome
b. trisomy 13
c. varicella infection
Answer:
a. fetal alcohol syndrome
,Question 6: A neonate has experienced multiple heel sticks. The
RN notes that infant no longer cries or has any response. This
change in response is most likely related to
a. behavioral stress response to repeated stimuli
b. overstimulation of pain receptors
c. possible nerve damage in the foot
Answer:
a. behavioral stress response to repeated stimuli
Question 7: A predisposing factor to UTI is the postpartum period
is
a. epidural anesthesia
b. manual removal of the placenta
c. retained placental fragments
Answer:
a. epidural anesthesia
Question 8: Seizures in neonates are signs of malfunctioning
a. brain stem activity
b. higher order areas of the brain
c. neuronal system
Answer:
c. neuronal system
, Question 9: A woman is receiving oxytocin to address PPH.
Dosages at a concentration above 30-40 u/L of IV fluids can lead to
a. fluid overload
b. hypertension
c. seizures
Answer:
a. fluid overload
Question 10: Determination of blood loss is difficult to assess in
the postpartum period because of what physiologic change?
a. large loss of RBCs
b. persistence of high plasma volume
c. reversal of extracellular fluid accumulation
Answer:
c. reversal of extracellular fluid accumulation
Question 11: Subconjunctival hemorrhage is noted in a 2 hour old
baby. The most likely cause is
a. early sign of conjunctivitis
b. irritation from the eye prophylaxis
c. ocular pressure experienced at birth
Answer:
c. ocular pressure experienced at birth
