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CCRN Neonatal Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPL
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ETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (6330A)
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QUESTION 1 vc
A deformation is a(n)
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ANSWER
abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
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QUESTION 2 vc
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-
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skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by
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ANSWER
conduction.
QUESTION 3 vc
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
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increased absorption of lung fluid. vc vc vc vc
QUESTION 4 vc
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied.
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This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture l
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ine. This is best described as a
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ANSWER
cephalohematoma.
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An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In compl
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eting a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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ANSWER
term, small for gestational age.
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QUESTION 6 vc
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus
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diverts blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
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QUESTION 7 vc
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labo
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hypotonia.
QUESTION 8 vc
Eye prophylaxis with a single-
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use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromyci
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gonorrhea.
QUESTION 9 vc
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for
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Erb's palsy. vc
QUESTION 10 vc
,Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions
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growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.
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QUESTION 11 vc
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The M
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OST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
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environmental.
QUESTION 12 vc
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residual l
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ung capacity is most dependent upon
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an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
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QUESTION 13 vc
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2 hou
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rs of life because
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blood glucose levels reach their lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
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QUESTION 14 vc
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
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ANSWER
infant of a diabetic mother.
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QUESTION 15 vc
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
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, QUESTION 16 vc
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate periph
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eral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodila
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tion on the opposite side of the body is called
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harlequin phenomena. vc
QUESTION 17 vc
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
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ANSWER
loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoper
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fusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
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QUESTION 18 vc
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and palpa
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tion. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in the
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ANSWER
third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
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QUESTION 19 vc
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluated f
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or
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QUESTION 20 vc
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born one hour
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ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the nursery, the neonate'
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s rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predispose the
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infant to vc
ANSWER
increased oxygen consumption and hypoxia.
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Exam Solutionvc
CCRN Neonatal Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPL
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ETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (6330A)
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QUESTION 1 vc
A deformation is a(n)
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ANSWER
abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
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QUESTION 2 vc
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-
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skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by
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ANSWER
conduction.
QUESTION 3 vc
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
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ANSWER
increased absorption of lung fluid. vc vc vc vc
QUESTION 4 vc
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied.
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This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture l
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ine. This is best described as a
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ANSWER
cephalohematoma.
,QUESTION 5 vc
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In compl
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eting a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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ANSWER
term, small for gestational age.
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QUESTION 6 vc
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus
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ANSWER
diverts blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
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QUESTION 7 vc
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labo
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ANSWER
hypotonia.
QUESTION 8 vc
Eye prophylaxis with a single-
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use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromyci
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n is usually administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection c
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aused by vc
ANSWER
gonorrhea.
QUESTION 9 vc
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for
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ANSWER
Erb's palsy. vc
QUESTION 10 vc
,Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions
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ANSWER
growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.
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QUESTION 11 vc
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The M
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OST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
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environmental.
QUESTION 12 vc
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residual l
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ung capacity is most dependent upon
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ANSWER
an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
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QUESTION 13 vc
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2 hou
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rs of life because
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blood glucose levels reach their lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
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QUESTION 14 vc
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
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ANSWER
infant of a diabetic mother.
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QUESTION 15 vc
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
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ANSWER
hyperalert state and jitteriness. vc vc vc
, QUESTION 16 vc
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate periph
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eral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodila
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tion on the opposite side of the body is called
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ANSWER
harlequin phenomena. vc
QUESTION 17 vc
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
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ANSWER
loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoper
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fusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
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QUESTION 18 vc
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and palpa
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tion. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in the
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ANSWER
third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
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QUESTION 19 vc
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluated f
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or
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congenital malformations. vc
QUESTION 20 vc
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born one hour
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ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the nursery, the neonate'
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s rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predispose the
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infant to vc
ANSWER
increased oxygen consumption and hypoxia.
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