NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Normal WBC count -
correct answer ✅5,000-10,000
ANC -
correct answer ✅1500-8000
<1500- neutropenic
Amphotericin B -
correct answer ✅Antifungal for candida sepsis
Flucystosine -
correct answer ✅Analog of the nucleotide cytosine
Can be used to treat certain cutaneous mycoses
Usually combined with amphotericin B for CNS infection.
Fanconi anemia -
correct answer ✅FANCA, B, C, D2, E, F, G Mostly Ar but some X-
linked
,NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
short stature, abnl pigmentation, , AML, tumors of head and neck,
radial polydactyly
Cafe au lait spots
oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve -
correct answer ✅Relationship between available oxygen and
amount of oxygen carried by hemoglobin.
Left: fetal HgB, alkalosis, heat, increased 2,3 DPG
Right: adult HgB, acidosis, cool, decreased 2,3 DPG
Ballard Exam -
correct answer ✅for gestational age
assessment of passive flexor tone via
- passive flexion
- resistance to passive flexion
- angles of recoil
physical assessment
,NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
- skin texture
- lanugo
- plantar surfaces creases (appear from 28 weeks-term)
- breast
- ear/eyes (eyes fuse @ 23 weeks, open btwn 26-28 weeks)
- genitals
Bradykinin -
correct answer ✅a powerful vasodilator that increases capillary
permeability and constricts smooth muscle
Ortolani maneuver (checks if OUT) -
correct answer ✅check hips for congenital dislocation, done until
1 yr old, should be smooth with no sounds
, abnormal= feels like a clunk as head of femur pops back into
place- positive ortolani sign
, NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Barlow maneuver -
correct answer ✅newborn hip evaluation - adduction of hip -
evaluates for congenital dislocation, dislocates head of femur
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) -
correct answer ✅(urine Na * serum Cr) / (serum Na * urine Cr) *
100
endocardial cushion defect -
correct answer ✅Abnormality in the walls between all four heart
chambers. Associated with down syndrome. Separates atria and
ventricles
Tetralogy of Fallot -
correct answer ✅congenital malformation involving four (tetra-)
distinct heart defects:
Overriding aorta
VSD
Pulmonary stenosis
RV hypertrophy
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Normal WBC count -
correct answer ✅5,000-10,000
ANC -
correct answer ✅1500-8000
<1500- neutropenic
Amphotericin B -
correct answer ✅Antifungal for candida sepsis
Flucystosine -
correct answer ✅Analog of the nucleotide cytosine
Can be used to treat certain cutaneous mycoses
Usually combined with amphotericin B for CNS infection.
Fanconi anemia -
correct answer ✅FANCA, B, C, D2, E, F, G Mostly Ar but some X-
linked
,NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
short stature, abnl pigmentation, , AML, tumors of head and neck,
radial polydactyly
Cafe au lait spots
oxyhemoglobin dissociation curve -
correct answer ✅Relationship between available oxygen and
amount of oxygen carried by hemoglobin.
Left: fetal HgB, alkalosis, heat, increased 2,3 DPG
Right: adult HgB, acidosis, cool, decreased 2,3 DPG
Ballard Exam -
correct answer ✅for gestational age
assessment of passive flexor tone via
- passive flexion
- resistance to passive flexion
- angles of recoil
physical assessment
,NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
- skin texture
- lanugo
- plantar surfaces creases (appear from 28 weeks-term)
- breast
- ear/eyes (eyes fuse @ 23 weeks, open btwn 26-28 weeks)
- genitals
Bradykinin -
correct answer ✅a powerful vasodilator that increases capillary
permeability and constricts smooth muscle
Ortolani maneuver (checks if OUT) -
correct answer ✅check hips for congenital dislocation, done until
1 yr old, should be smooth with no sounds
, abnormal= feels like a clunk as head of femur pops back into
place- positive ortolani sign
, NCC Board Review: NNP-BC ACTUAL
EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS)
Barlow maneuver -
correct answer ✅newborn hip evaluation - adduction of hip -
evaluates for congenital dislocation, dislocates head of femur
Fractional Excretion of Sodium (FENa) -
correct answer ✅(urine Na * serum Cr) / (serum Na * urine Cr) *
100
endocardial cushion defect -
correct answer ✅Abnormality in the walls between all four heart
chambers. Associated with down syndrome. Separates atria and
ventricles
Tetralogy of Fallot -
correct answer ✅congenital malformation involving four (tetra-)
distinct heart defects:
Overriding aorta
VSD
Pulmonary stenosis
RV hypertrophy
