NICU Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

NICU Medications Exam Questions and Answers All Correct Rocuronium (Zemuron) - Answer-Short-term paralysis (short duration, rapid reversal) During elective placement of endotracheal tubes to minimize trauma and improve success of procedure. IV Wears off the quickest of all available paralytics. Acyclovir - Answer-One of the only antibiotics available to treat a viral infection (HSV). Chickenpox, shingles, genital herpes, cold sore. Extremely safe, minimal side effects. Oral or IV. N...

NICU Nursing Exam Questions with Correct Answers What is the high risk neonate defined as? - Answer-A newborn, regardless of gestational age or birth weight, who has greater than average chance of morbidity or mortality d/t conditions associated with birth and the transition to extrauterine life. How is a high risk neonate classified by weight? - Answer--Low birth weight: <2500g -Very low birth weight: <1500g -Extremely low birth weight: <1000g How is a high risk neonate class...

NICU Study Material with Complete Solutions What is the normal temperature for a neonate? - Answer-36.5 to 37.2 degrees Celsius. This is equal to 97.7 to 99 degrees Fahrenheit. How often is IV tubing changed? - Answer-Every 3 days. How often is feeding tubing changed? - Answer-Every feeding. What is gastroschisis? - Answer-Gastroschisis is a birth defect where the baby is born with a hole in the abdominal wall, and organs are outside the body. What is the treatment for gastroschisis? -...

NICU Exam Questions with Correct Answers Level 1 NICU - Answer-Normal Newborn Nursery Level 2 NICU - Answer-Special Care Nursery Level 3 NICU - Answer-Newborn Intensive Care: Respiratory, Neonatal Surgery, Special Diagnostics, Very Pre-term Infants Level 4 NICU - Answer-Newborn Intensive Care: Cardiac Surgery Diagnoses of Infants Admitted to NICU - Answer-Prematurity, Respiratory distress, Surgical (GI, cardiac, renal), Neurological problems, Congenital anomalies (trisomy 18, 21), Inf...

NICU 2024 Exam Questions with Correct Answers Describe hand hygiene process for NICU - Answer-Wet your hands with running water and apply soap. Lather the soap by rubbing hands together well. Scrub the back of your hands, between your fingers, and under your nails. Make sure to scrub your hands for at least 2 minutes, the rinse well under water. Dry using a clean towel. Always foam in and foam out when entering a new room/bed space or seeing a new baby. What do you do if the baby is on ...

NICU Practice Test Questions with Correct Answers Wide Pulse Pressure - Answer-Wide pulse pressure is defined as a difference between systolic and diastolic blood pressures of 30 mm Hg in a term infant and 25 mm Hg in the preterm infant. Wide pulse pressure in the infant with a PDA is caused by the increased stroke volume (from the increase in return of blood to the left ventricle), combined with a diversion of blood from the aorta to the pulmonary artery. Hydrocele - Answer-presence of...

CCRN NICU Exam Questions with Correct Answers Clonic Seizures - Answer-Rhythmic jerks of one to three seconds in duration that slow during the seizure indicates what type of seizure Subtle seizures - Answer-what kind of seizures are more common in premature infants and often involve ocular and facial movements or autonomic changes tonic seizures - Answer-what kind of seizures are characterized by posturing and extension of lower limbs that may be associated with upper limb extension or ...

NICU Quiz Test Questions with Correct Answers Has the US preterm birth rate been increasing or decreasing the past 4 years? - Answer-Decreasing 2006: 12.8% born before 37 weeks gestation 2010: 12% What percent of live births account for infants born less than 32 weeks gestation? - Answer-1% What is the leading cause of infant mortality and morbidity? - Answer-Preterm birth What percent of neonatal deaths result after preterm birth? - Answer-70% The likelihood of infants dying within ...

NICU RN A v1 Exam Questions with Correct Answers The amount of air that moves into or out of the lungs with each single breath at rest is called - Answer-Tidal Volume Which of the following is a non-pharmacologic management technique to treat apnea in the preterm infant - Answer-Maintaining the head in neutral position which of the following respiratory disorders occur in term and near-term infants due to delayed clearance of fetal lung fluid? - Answer-Transient Tachypnea of the newborn...