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CCRN Neonatal Questions and Correct
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A deformation is a(n)
✓ -:- abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is an
example of heat transfer by
✓ -:- conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
✓ -:- increased absorption of lung fluid.
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied.
This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture
line. This is best described as a
✓ -:- cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In completing
a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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✓ -:- term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus
✓ -:- diverts blood flow from the pulmonary arter y to the descending
aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labor
include
✓ -:- hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1%
tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first few hours of birth
to prevent an eye infection caused by
✓ -:- gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for
✓ -:- Erb's palsy.
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Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions
✓ -:- growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The MOST
common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
✓ -:- environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residual lung
capacity is most dependent upon
✓ -:- an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2 hours
of life because
✓ -:- blood glucose levels reach their lowest point within one to two
hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
✓ -:- infant of a diabetic mother.
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Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
✓ -:- hyperalert state and jitteriness.
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate peripheral
blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodilation on
the opposite side of the body is called
✓ -:- harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
✓ -:- loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular
necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoperfusion, inborn errors of
metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and palpation.
The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in the
✓ -:- third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluated for
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CCRN Neonatal Questions and Correct
Answers | Latest Update
A deformation is a(n)
✓ -:- abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is an
example of heat transfer by
✓ -:- conduction.
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
✓ -:- increased absorption of lung fluid.
An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied.
This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture
line. This is best described as a
✓ -:- cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In completing
a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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✓ -:- term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus
✓ -:- diverts blood flow from the pulmonary arter y to the descending
aorta.
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labor
include
✓ -:- hypotonia.
Eye prophylaxis with a single-use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1%
tetracycline or 0.5% erythromycin is usually administered within the first few hours of birth
to prevent an eye infection caused by
✓ -:- gonorrhea.
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for
✓ -:- Erb's palsy.
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Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions
✓ -:- growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.
Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The MOST
common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
✓ -:- environmental.
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residual lung
capacity is most dependent upon
✓ -:- an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2 hours
of life because
✓ -:- blood glucose levels reach their lowest point within one to two
hours after delivery.
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
✓ -:- infant of a diabetic mother.
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Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
✓ -:- hyperalert state and jitteriness.
The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate peripheral
blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodilation on
the opposite side of the body is called
✓ -:- harlequin phenomena.
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
✓ -:- loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular
necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoperfusion, inborn errors of
metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and palpation.
The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in the
✓ -:- third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluated for
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