NCC MATERNAL NEWBORN EXAM
2025 NEWEST BEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /A+ STUDY MATERIAL
Which statement is not true about RDS
a. It is characterized by atelectasis
b. it may be induced by hypothermia in a preterm infant
c. with adequate supportive care, it is self-
resolving in approx 72 hrs. - ....ANSWER...c
The best indicator an infants need for oxygen is
a. resp rate
b. skin color
c. arterial Pa02 - ....ANSWER...c
What problem may the LGA infant experience
a. PDA
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,b. facial nerve damage
c. poor suck swallow, breathing coordination -
....ANSWER...b
Why is hyperbilirubinemia of special concern in preterm
infants.
a. immature liver function
b. poor vascular system
c. immature endocrine function - ....ANSWER...a
To assess the fontanelles, the newborn should be in what
position
a. lying flat on its back
b. sitting position
c. turned to one side - ....ANSWER...b
The nurse notes hair on the ears of a newborn. she knows
that this is seen in babies born to mothers who are
a. diabetic
b. drug addicted
c. post dates - ....ANSWER...a
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,When providing cord care to a newborn, which of the
following should be used.
a. alcohol
b. betadine
c. sterile water - ....ANSWER...a
A neonate born to a mother whose HBsAg status is
unknown should have
a. hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG adminstered only after
the mother
b. the first dose of hep B within the first 12 hrs after
birth
c. the same schedule as a neonate born to HBsAG neg
mother - ....ANSWER...b
The pp discharge instructions given to an HBsAg mother
whose newborn received Hepatitis B vaccine at birth
should include the follow up vaccines to be administered to
the newborn at what ages?
a. 1 month and 5 mos
b. 2 mos and 4 mos
c. 3 mos and 6 mos - ....ANSWER...b
3
, When the nurse examines the umbilical cord of a newborn,
she notes an umbilical cord hernia, This is more commonly
seen in which ethnic population
a. African American
b. Caucasian
c. Latino - ....ANSWER...a.
On the day of birth, a vitamin K injection is necessary bc
of which of the following physiological states present in
the first few days of life
a. absence of normal flora in the gut for synthesis of vit
K
b. coagulation factors are unstable
c. the newborn liver does not have complete physiological
function - ....ANSWER...a
What class of antibiotic can interfere with the binding of
bilirubin to protein in the first month?
a. Aminoglycosides
b. penicillins
c. sulfas - ....ANSWER...c
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2025 NEWEST BEST ACTUAL EXAM
COMPLETE EXAM QUESTIONS
WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
ANSWERS (100% CORRECT
ANSWERS) /A+ STUDY MATERIAL
Which statement is not true about RDS
a. It is characterized by atelectasis
b. it may be induced by hypothermia in a preterm infant
c. with adequate supportive care, it is self-
resolving in approx 72 hrs. - ....ANSWER...c
The best indicator an infants need for oxygen is
a. resp rate
b. skin color
c. arterial Pa02 - ....ANSWER...c
What problem may the LGA infant experience
a. PDA
1
,b. facial nerve damage
c. poor suck swallow, breathing coordination -
....ANSWER...b
Why is hyperbilirubinemia of special concern in preterm
infants.
a. immature liver function
b. poor vascular system
c. immature endocrine function - ....ANSWER...a
To assess the fontanelles, the newborn should be in what
position
a. lying flat on its back
b. sitting position
c. turned to one side - ....ANSWER...b
The nurse notes hair on the ears of a newborn. she knows
that this is seen in babies born to mothers who are
a. diabetic
b. drug addicted
c. post dates - ....ANSWER...a
2
,When providing cord care to a newborn, which of the
following should be used.
a. alcohol
b. betadine
c. sterile water - ....ANSWER...a
A neonate born to a mother whose HBsAg status is
unknown should have
a. hepatitis B vaccine and HBIG adminstered only after
the mother
b. the first dose of hep B within the first 12 hrs after
birth
c. the same schedule as a neonate born to HBsAG neg
mother - ....ANSWER...b
The pp discharge instructions given to an HBsAg mother
whose newborn received Hepatitis B vaccine at birth
should include the follow up vaccines to be administered to
the newborn at what ages?
a. 1 month and 5 mos
b. 2 mos and 4 mos
c. 3 mos and 6 mos - ....ANSWER...b
3
, When the nurse examines the umbilical cord of a newborn,
she notes an umbilical cord hernia, This is more commonly
seen in which ethnic population
a. African American
b. Caucasian
c. Latino - ....ANSWER...a.
On the day of birth, a vitamin K injection is necessary bc
of which of the following physiological states present in
the first few days of life
a. absence of normal flora in the gut for synthesis of vit
K
b. coagulation factors are unstable
c. the newborn liver does not have complete physiological
function - ....ANSWER...a
What class of antibiotic can interfere with the binding of
bilirubin to protein in the first month?
a. Aminoglycosides
b. penicillins
c. sulfas - ....ANSWER...c
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