CCRN neonatal EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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CCRN Neonatal Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMP
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LETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (35680)
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QUESTION 1 ms




A deformation is a(n)
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abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
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QUESTION 2 ms




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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conduction.



QUESTION 3 ms




At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
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increased absorption of lung fluid.
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QUESTION 4 ms




An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was appli
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ed. This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the
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suture line. This is best described as a
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ANSWER

cephalohematoma.

,QUESTION 5 ms




An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In co
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mpleting a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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term, small for gestational age.
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QUESTION 6 ms




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 ms




Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in l
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abor include ms




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hypotonia.



QUESTION 8 ms




Eye prophylaxis with a single-
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use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythrom
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ycin is usually administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infec
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tion caused by
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gonorrhea.



QUESTION 9 ms




Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed fo
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r
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Erb's palsy.
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,QUESTION 10 ms




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 ms




Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The
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MOST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
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environmental.



QUESTION 12 ms




In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residua
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l lung capacity is most dependent upon
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an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
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QUESTION 13 ms




Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2
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hours 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 ms




Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
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infant of a diabetic mother.
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QUESTION 15 ms




Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
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, hyperalert state and jitteriness.
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QUESTION 16 ms




The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate peri
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pheral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a va
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sodilation on the opposite side of the body is called
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ANSWER

harlequin phenomena. ms




QUESTION 17 ms




The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
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loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypo
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perfusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
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QUESTION 18 ms




The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and pal
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pation. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in t
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he
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third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
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QUESTION 19 ms




The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluate
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d for
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congenital malformations. ms




QUESTION 20 ms




You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born one h
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our ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the nursery, the n
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eonate's rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predi
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spose the infant to
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