Neonatal Nurse Practitioner NCC
EXAM Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
GBSMoccursMduringMwhatMageM-MAnswerM1MweekMofMlife
SignsMofMneonatalMdehyrdationM-
MAnswerMSukenMeyes,McoldMfeet,MexcessiveMsleepiness,Mfussiness,MsukenMfontanelles
BiophysicalMProfileM(BPP)M-
MAnswerMAssessmentMofMfiveMvariablesMinMtheMfetusMthatMhelpMtoMevaluateMfetalMrisk
:MbreathingMmovement,MbodyMmovement,Mtone,MamnioticMfluidMvolume,MandMfetalMhear
tMrateMreactivity.
CaputMSuccedaneumM-MAnswerMEdemaMunderMscalp-
MpressureMpartMofMheadMagainstMtheMcervix
HowMdoesMcaputMsuccedaneumMfeelM-MAnswerMsoft,Mspongy,McrossesMsutureMlines
WhenMdoesMcaputMsuccedaneumMresolve?M-MAnswerMinMaMfewMdays
FetalMfibronectinM(fFN)M-MAnswerM99%MprobabilityMofMbirthMwithinM2Mweeks
FetalMcirculationMinMbloodMvesselsM-
MAnswerMisMconstrictedMwithMveryMlittleMbloodMflowMdueMtoMincreaseMPVR
APGARM4-6MindicatesM-MAnswerMfocusedMresucitationMefforts
APGARM<3M-MAnswerMintensivieMrescuitationMefforts
FetusMresponsesMtoMhypoxiaMbyM-
MAnswerMredistructionMofMbloodMtoMvitalMorgan,MtransientMbradycardia,MandManerobicM
metabolsim
, essentialMfattyMacidsM(EFAs)MhelpMtoMimproveM-
MAnswerMvisualMacuityMandMcongenitiveMability
OxygenationM-
MAnswerMpartialMpressureMofMoxygenMwithinMarterialMbloodMreflectsMtheMexchangeMofM
oxygen
FactorsMthatMimpactMoxygenationM-
MAnswerMpercentageMofMoxygenMdeliveredMandMmechanicalMmeanMairwayMpresse(paw)
VentilationM-MAnswerMremovalMofMco2
WhatMimpactsMinfantMco2MremovalM-
MAnswerMpulmonaryMbloodMflowMandMgeneratedMinfantMbreath
InMconventionalMventilationMstrategiesMforMco2MremovalMisMmostMaffectedMbyM-
MAnswerMtidalMvolumeM(ampMofMtheMbxMbyMPIPM-PEEP)MandMfrequency
PEEPMpromotesMandMimprovesM-MAnswerMFRC
MeanMAirwayMPressureM(Paw)M-
MAnswerMavgMpressureMappliedMtoMtheMlungMduringMtheMrespiratoryMcycle
PawMisMaffectedMbyM-MAnswerMPIP,MPEEP,MiT,Mfrequency,M&MgasMflow
TimeMconstantM-MAnswerMresistanceMxMcompliance
ComplianceM-MAnswerMchangeMinMvolumeMdividedMbyMchangeMinMpressure
ResistanceM-MAnswerMchangeMinMpressureMdividedMchangeMinMflow
TidalMvolumeM-MAnswerMdifferenceMbetweenMPIPMandMPEEP
EXAM Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
GBSMoccursMduringMwhatMageM-MAnswerM1MweekMofMlife
SignsMofMneonatalMdehyrdationM-
MAnswerMSukenMeyes,McoldMfeet,MexcessiveMsleepiness,Mfussiness,MsukenMfontanelles
BiophysicalMProfileM(BPP)M-
MAnswerMAssessmentMofMfiveMvariablesMinMtheMfetusMthatMhelpMtoMevaluateMfetalMrisk
:MbreathingMmovement,MbodyMmovement,Mtone,MamnioticMfluidMvolume,MandMfetalMhear
tMrateMreactivity.
CaputMSuccedaneumM-MAnswerMEdemaMunderMscalp-
MpressureMpartMofMheadMagainstMtheMcervix
HowMdoesMcaputMsuccedaneumMfeelM-MAnswerMsoft,Mspongy,McrossesMsutureMlines
WhenMdoesMcaputMsuccedaneumMresolve?M-MAnswerMinMaMfewMdays
FetalMfibronectinM(fFN)M-MAnswerM99%MprobabilityMofMbirthMwithinM2Mweeks
FetalMcirculationMinMbloodMvesselsM-
MAnswerMisMconstrictedMwithMveryMlittleMbloodMflowMdueMtoMincreaseMPVR
APGARM4-6MindicatesM-MAnswerMfocusedMresucitationMefforts
APGARM<3M-MAnswerMintensivieMrescuitationMefforts
FetusMresponsesMtoMhypoxiaMbyM-
MAnswerMredistructionMofMbloodMtoMvitalMorgan,MtransientMbradycardia,MandManerobicM
metabolsim
, essentialMfattyMacidsM(EFAs)MhelpMtoMimproveM-
MAnswerMvisualMacuityMandMcongenitiveMability
OxygenationM-
MAnswerMpartialMpressureMofMoxygenMwithinMarterialMbloodMreflectsMtheMexchangeMofM
oxygen
FactorsMthatMimpactMoxygenationM-
MAnswerMpercentageMofMoxygenMdeliveredMandMmechanicalMmeanMairwayMpresse(paw)
VentilationM-MAnswerMremovalMofMco2
WhatMimpactsMinfantMco2MremovalM-
MAnswerMpulmonaryMbloodMflowMandMgeneratedMinfantMbreath
InMconventionalMventilationMstrategiesMforMco2MremovalMisMmostMaffectedMbyM-
MAnswerMtidalMvolumeM(ampMofMtheMbxMbyMPIPM-PEEP)MandMfrequency
PEEPMpromotesMandMimprovesM-MAnswerMFRC
MeanMAirwayMPressureM(Paw)M-
MAnswerMavgMpressureMappliedMtoMtheMlungMduringMtheMrespiratoryMcycle
PawMisMaffectedMbyM-MAnswerMPIP,MPEEP,MiT,Mfrequency,M&MgasMflow
TimeMconstantM-MAnswerMresistanceMxMcompliance
ComplianceM-MAnswerMchangeMinMvolumeMdividedMbyMchangeMinMpressure
ResistanceM-MAnswerMchangeMinMpressureMdividedMchangeMinMflow
TidalMvolumeM-MAnswerMdifferenceMbetweenMPIPMandMPEEP