NCC RNC-NIC EXAM PREP 2026 QUESTIONS
WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
◉ When is MSAFP tested. Answer: 16-18 weeks gestation
◉ chorionic villus sampling. Answer: a test made in early pregnancy to
detect congenital abnormalities in the fetus.
◉ When is CVS performed. Answer: 1st trimester
◉ Amniocentesis. Answer: assesses fetal lung maturity
◉ When is amniocentesis performed. Answer: 2nd trimester
◉ Biophysical profile. Answer: APGAR score for the fetus
◉ preeclampsia. Answer: hypotension with or without proteinuria
◉ eclampsia. Answer: seizures
◉ most common intrauterine infection. Answer: CMV
,◉ how is CMV treated. Answer: gancyclovir
◉ S/sx of toxoplasmosis in the mom. Answer: flu-like symptoms
◉ how is syphilis transmitted. Answer: through secretions
◉ how is herpes transmitted. Answer: ascending infection
◉ how is herpes treated. Answer: acyclovir
◉ HELLP Syndrome. Answer: High blood pressure/hemolysis, elevated
liver enzymes, low platelets
◉ When is the hep B vaccine given. Answer: at birth, at 1 month, then at
6 months
◉ how is HIV spread. Answer: through EBM
◉ chlamydia. Answer: most common bacterial STI
◉ chlamydia prophylaxis. Answer: erythromycin
, ◉ oligohydramnios. Answer: <1 L at 36 weeks
◉ potter sequence. Answer: no kidneys, no urine, hypoplastic lungs
◉ polyhydramnios. Answer: >2 L at 36 weeks
◉ Causes of polyhydramnios. Answer: GI obstructions, neurological
deficits, impaired fetal swallowing
◉ L/S ratio. Answer: measures lung maturation
◉ L/S ratio results. Answer: >2 normal, <2 immature
◉ VEAL CHOP. Answer: Variable - Cord compression
Early - Head Compression
Acceleration - Okay
Late - Placental insufficiency
◉ Sustained fetal tachycardia- think. Answer: infection
◉ tocolytics. Answer: magnesium sulfate, indomethacin, terbutaline
WITH SOLUTIONS UPDATED STUDY GUIDE
◉ When is MSAFP tested. Answer: 16-18 weeks gestation
◉ chorionic villus sampling. Answer: a test made in early pregnancy to
detect congenital abnormalities in the fetus.
◉ When is CVS performed. Answer: 1st trimester
◉ Amniocentesis. Answer: assesses fetal lung maturity
◉ When is amniocentesis performed. Answer: 2nd trimester
◉ Biophysical profile. Answer: APGAR score for the fetus
◉ preeclampsia. Answer: hypotension with or without proteinuria
◉ eclampsia. Answer: seizures
◉ most common intrauterine infection. Answer: CMV
,◉ how is CMV treated. Answer: gancyclovir
◉ S/sx of toxoplasmosis in the mom. Answer: flu-like symptoms
◉ how is syphilis transmitted. Answer: through secretions
◉ how is herpes transmitted. Answer: ascending infection
◉ how is herpes treated. Answer: acyclovir
◉ HELLP Syndrome. Answer: High blood pressure/hemolysis, elevated
liver enzymes, low platelets
◉ When is the hep B vaccine given. Answer: at birth, at 1 month, then at
6 months
◉ how is HIV spread. Answer: through EBM
◉ chlamydia. Answer: most common bacterial STI
◉ chlamydia prophylaxis. Answer: erythromycin
, ◉ oligohydramnios. Answer: <1 L at 36 weeks
◉ potter sequence. Answer: no kidneys, no urine, hypoplastic lungs
◉ polyhydramnios. Answer: >2 L at 36 weeks
◉ Causes of polyhydramnios. Answer: GI obstructions, neurological
deficits, impaired fetal swallowing
◉ L/S ratio. Answer: measures lung maturation
◉ L/S ratio results. Answer: >2 normal, <2 immature
◉ VEAL CHOP. Answer: Variable - Cord compression
Early - Head Compression
Acceleration - Okay
Late - Placental insufficiency
◉ Sustained fetal tachycardia- think. Answer: infection
◉ tocolytics. Answer: magnesium sulfate, indomethacin, terbutaline
