NICU NURSING EXAM WITH VERIFIED
ANSWERS
What His Hthe Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hdefined Has? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H-A Hnewborn,
Hregardless Hof Hgestational Hage Hor Hbirth Hweight, Hwho Hhas Hgreater Hthan Haverage
Hchance Hof Hmorbidity Hor Hmortality Hd/t Hconditions Hassociated Hwith Hbirth Hand Hthe
Htransition Hto Hextrauterine Hlife.
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hweight? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Low
Hbirth Hweight: H<2500g
-Very Hlow Hbirth Hweight: H<1500g
-Extremely Hlow Hbirth Hweight: H<1000g
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hgrowth? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--
Intrauterine Hgrowth Hrestriction
, -Small Hfor Hgestational Hage
-Large Hfor Hgestational Hage
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hgestational Hage? H- Hcorrect Hanswers
H--Premature Hinfant: H</= H36 H6/7 Hweeks
-Term Hinfant: H>/= H37 H0/7 Hweeks
-Postmature Hinfant: H>42 Hweeks
What Hare Hrisk Hfactors Hthat Hincrease Hthe Hlikelihood Hof HNICU Hadmission? H-
Hcorrect Hanswers H--Prematurity
-Low Hbirth Hweight
-Birth Hdepression
-High Hrisk Hpregnancy
-Congenital Hanomalies
What Hare Hrisk Hfactors Hfor Hprematurity? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Teen Hpregnancy
-Adavanced Hmaternal Hage H(>35y)
-Low HSES
-Drug/tobacco Huse
-Hx Hof Hpreterm Hbirth
-Multiple Hgestation
-Obesity
-DM
-HTN
-Maternal Hinfection
-Infertility Htx
What Hshould Hthe Hnurse Hunderstand Habout Hthe Hneonatal Hresuscitation Hprogram?
H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Geared Htowards Hdeliveries Hand Hbirth Hinterventions, Has
Hmany Hnewborns Hrequire Hsome Hassistance Hto Hbegin Hbreathing Hat Hbirth
-A Hsmaller Hpercentage Hrequire Hextensive Hresuscitative Hmeasures H(compressions
Hor Hmeds)
What Hare Himportant Hquestions Hto Hask Hin Hterms Hof Hneonatal Hresuscitation? H-
Hcorrect Hanswers H--Are Hthey Hterm?
-Good Htone?
-Breathing/crying Hindependently?
-How Hbig?
What His Hincluded Hin Hpost-resuscitation Hcare Hin Hthe HNICU? H- Hcorrect Hanswers
H--Thermoregulation
-Glucose Hmonitoring
-Labs
-X-ray
-IVF
-Management Hof Hlines Hand Htubes
ANSWERS
What His Hthe Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hdefined Has? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H-A Hnewborn,
Hregardless Hof Hgestational Hage Hor Hbirth Hweight, Hwho Hhas Hgreater Hthan Haverage
Hchance Hof Hmorbidity Hor Hmortality Hd/t Hconditions Hassociated Hwith Hbirth Hand Hthe
Htransition Hto Hextrauterine Hlife.
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hweight? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Low
Hbirth Hweight: H<2500g
-Very Hlow Hbirth Hweight: H<1500g
-Extremely Hlow Hbirth Hweight: H<1000g
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hgrowth? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--
Intrauterine Hgrowth Hrestriction
, -Small Hfor Hgestational Hage
-Large Hfor Hgestational Hage
How His Ha Hhigh Hrisk Hneonate Hclassified Hby Hgestational Hage? H- Hcorrect Hanswers
H--Premature Hinfant: H</= H36 H6/7 Hweeks
-Term Hinfant: H>/= H37 H0/7 Hweeks
-Postmature Hinfant: H>42 Hweeks
What Hare Hrisk Hfactors Hthat Hincrease Hthe Hlikelihood Hof HNICU Hadmission? H-
Hcorrect Hanswers H--Prematurity
-Low Hbirth Hweight
-Birth Hdepression
-High Hrisk Hpregnancy
-Congenital Hanomalies
What Hare Hrisk Hfactors Hfor Hprematurity? H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Teen Hpregnancy
-Adavanced Hmaternal Hage H(>35y)
-Low HSES
-Drug/tobacco Huse
-Hx Hof Hpreterm Hbirth
-Multiple Hgestation
-Obesity
-DM
-HTN
-Maternal Hinfection
-Infertility Htx
What Hshould Hthe Hnurse Hunderstand Habout Hthe Hneonatal Hresuscitation Hprogram?
H- Hcorrect Hanswers H--Geared Htowards Hdeliveries Hand Hbirth Hinterventions, Has
Hmany Hnewborns Hrequire Hsome Hassistance Hto Hbegin Hbreathing Hat Hbirth
-A Hsmaller Hpercentage Hrequire Hextensive Hresuscitative Hmeasures H(compressions
Hor Hmeds)
What Hare Himportant Hquestions Hto Hask Hin Hterms Hof Hneonatal Hresuscitation? H-
Hcorrect Hanswers H--Are Hthey Hterm?
-Good Htone?
-Breathing/crying Hindependently?
-How Hbig?
What His Hincluded Hin Hpost-resuscitation Hcare Hin Hthe HNICU? H- Hcorrect Hanswers
H--Thermoregulation
-Glucose Hmonitoring
-Labs
-X-ray
-IVF
-Management Hof Hlines Hand Htubes
