EXAM: RNC-NIC Questions and Answers 100% Pass
low birth weight (LBW) Correct Answer-a birth weight of less than 5 1/2 pounds (2500
grams)
VLBW (very low birth weight) Correct Answer-<1500g at birth
ELBW (extremely low birth weight) Correct Answer-a birth weight of less than 1000g;
Extremely premature infants do not have plantar creases. In the absence of these creases,
foot length (heel to toe) is the characteristic scored for the plantar surface physical maturity
sign. The extremely premature infant can be expected to have a heel-to-toe length of 40 to 50
mm. The skin is sticky, friable, gelatinous, and transparent. Fused eyelids normally open
between 26 and 28 weeks' gestation
LGA (large for gestational age) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is greater than the
90th percentile is a large-for-gestational-age infant. at risk for birth trauma, polycythemia,
and hypoglycemia and have an increased risk of being born by cesarean section.
SGA (small for gestational age) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is less than the
10th percentile is a small-for-gestational-age infant. otential problems for which SGA infants
are at risk include polycythemia, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, hypoxia, and infection.
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Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is between
the 10th and 90th percentiles is an appropriate-for-gestational-age infant.
Head circumference indicates brain: Correct Answer-Head circumference is an indicator of
brain growth, and a circumference greater than the 90th percentile or below the 10th
percentile can signal intracranial pathology.
late preterm infant gestation Correct Answer-Late-preterm infants are those whose
gestational age falls between 34 and 36 6/7 weeks. the subcutaneous tissue has not
decreased to the point of causing the skin to wrinkle, the breast tissue nodule measures only
1 to 2 mm, and the pinna may or may not stay folded on itself, depending on the gestational
age. For the late-preterm infant, the square window angle would be about 45 degrees, the
popliteal angle would be 110 to 140 degrees, and in scarf sign testing, the elbow could be
pulled to the midline of the infant's body. The infant's posture would be slightly flexed, skin
would be cracking with rare visible veins, and anterior transverse creases would be noted on
the plantar surface. Common clinical problems include temp instability, hypoglycemia, resp
distress, apnea, bradycardia, feeding difficulty, and hyperbilirubemia
low birth weight (LBW) Correct Answer-a birth weight of less than 5 1/2 pounds (2500
grams)
VLBW (very low birth weight) Correct Answer-<1500g at birth
ELBW (extremely low birth weight) Correct Answer-a birth weight of less than 1000g;
Extremely premature infants do not have plantar creases. In the absence of these creases,
foot length (heel to toe) is the characteristic scored for the plantar surface physical maturity
sign. The extremely premature infant can be expected to have a heel-to-toe length of 40 to 50
mm. The skin is sticky, friable, gelatinous, and transparent. Fused eyelids normally open
between 26 and 28 weeks' gestation
LGA (large for gestational age) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is greater than the
90th percentile is a large-for-gestational-age infant. at risk for birth trauma, polycythemia,
and hypoglycemia and have an increased risk of being born by cesarean section.
SGA (small for gestational age) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is less than the
10th percentile is a small-for-gestational-age infant. otential problems for which SGA infants
are at risk include polycythemia, hypoglycemia, hypothermia, hypoxia, and infection.
, EXAM: RNC-NIC Questions and Answers 100% Pass
Appropriate for gestational age (AGA) Correct Answer-An infant whose weight is between
the 10th and 90th percentiles is an appropriate-for-gestational-age infant.
Head circumference indicates brain: Correct Answer-Head circumference is an indicator of
brain growth, and a circumference greater than the 90th percentile or below the 10th
percentile can signal intracranial pathology.
late preterm infant gestation Correct Answer-Late-preterm infants are those whose
gestational age falls between 34 and 36 6/7 weeks. the subcutaneous tissue has not
decreased to the point of causing the skin to wrinkle, the breast tissue nodule measures only
1 to 2 mm, and the pinna may or may not stay folded on itself, depending on the gestational
age. For the late-preterm infant, the square window angle would be about 45 degrees, the
popliteal angle would be 110 to 140 degrees, and in scarf sign testing, the elbow could be
pulled to the midline of the infant's body. The infant's posture would be slightly flexed, skin
would be cracking with rare visible veins, and anterior transverse creases would be noted on
the plantar surface. Common clinical problems include temp instability, hypoglycemia, resp
distress, apnea, bradycardia, feeding difficulty, and hyperbilirubemia
