CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
A deformation is a(n) - correct answer
mechanical forces on normal tissue.
✅ abnormality caused by unusual
an example of heat transfer by - correct answer ✅
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is
conduction.
✅
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates - correct answer
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 - correct answer
cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In
correct answer ✅
completing a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as -
term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus - correct answer
the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
✅
diverts blood flow from
in labor include - correct answer ✅
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate
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
,CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
✅
hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by - correct answer
gonorrhea.
assessed for - correct answer ✅
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be
Erb's palsy.
✅
Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions - correct answer
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 - correct answer
environmental.
residual lung capacity is most dependent upon - correct answer
amount of alveolar surfactant.
✅
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional
an adequate
within 2 hours of life because - correct answer ✅
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated
blood glucose levels reach their
lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
answer ✅
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with - correct
infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include - correct answer
and jitteriness.
✅ hyperalert state
,CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
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 - correct answer
harlequin phenomena.
✅
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis - correct answer
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
auscultated in the - correct answer
the midclavicular line.
✅
palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be
third to fourth intercostal space and left of
evaluated for - correct answer ✅
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be
congenital malformations.
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born
one hour ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the
cold stress may predispose the infant to - correct answer
consumption and hypoxia.
✅
nursery, the neonate's rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that
increased oxygen
A full term neonate who presents at six hours of age with increasingly labile
evaluated for - correct answer ✅
oxygenation that appears disproportionate to the pulmonary disease should be
pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
, CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
The development of pneumonia in chronically ventilated infants is most
✅
commonly associated with which of the following organisms? - correct answer
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Antenatal steroids enhance lung maturation by - correct answer
number of type II pneumocytes in the lung.
✅ increasing the
Mean airway pressure is defined as the - correct answer
to the lung throughout the respiratory cycle.
✅ pressure transmitted
Many infants with the diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) will
have pharmacologic support. Identify the medication that is a direct-acting
✅
vasodilator and acts by relaxing pulmonary vessel musculature. - correct answer
Nitric oxide
✅
The following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.28, PaO2 74, PaCO2 55, HCO3- 21
and base deficit -4 indicate - correct answer respiratory acidosis.
Nastassia is a one-hour-old neonate, born at 39 weeks gestation by primary
cesarean birth for fetal bradycardia. She was hypotonic at birth with gasping
respirations and a heart rate of 80. She was provided bulb suctioning and bag
mask ventilation and recovered by five minutes of life. On admission to the NICU,
her temperature was 36° C. After admission to the NICU, her arterial blood gas is
correct answer ✅
pH: 7.19, PCO2: 63, HCO3: 14. The correct interpretation of this blood gas is -
mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis.
2026
A deformation is a(n) - correct answer
mechanical forces on normal tissue.
✅ abnormality caused by unusual
an example of heat transfer by - correct answer ✅
A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-skin care. This is
conduction.
✅
At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates - correct answer
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 - correct answer
cephalohematoma.
An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In
correct answer ✅
completing a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as -
term, small for gestational age.
During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus - correct answer
the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
✅
diverts blood flow from
in labor include - correct answer ✅
Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate
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
,CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
✅
hours of birth to prevent an eye infection caused by - correct answer
gonorrhea.
assessed for - correct answer ✅
Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be
Erb's palsy.
✅
Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions - correct answer
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 - correct answer
environmental.
residual lung capacity is most dependent upon - correct answer
amount of alveolar surfactant.
✅
In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional
an adequate
within 2 hours of life because - correct answer ✅
Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated
blood glucose levels reach their
lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
answer ✅
Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with - correct
infant of a diabetic mother.
Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include - correct answer
and jitteriness.
✅ hyperalert state
,CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
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 - correct answer
harlequin phenomena.
✅
The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis - correct answer
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
auscultated in the - correct answer
the midclavicular line.
✅
palpation. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be
third to fourth intercostal space and left of
evaluated for - correct answer ✅
The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be
congenital malformations.
You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born
one hour ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the
cold stress may predispose the infant to - correct answer
consumption and hypoxia.
✅
nursery, the neonate's rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that
increased oxygen
A full term neonate who presents at six hours of age with increasingly labile
evaluated for - correct answer ✅
oxygenation that appears disproportionate to the pulmonary disease should be
pulmonary hypertension of the newborn.
, CCRN Neonatal latest exam review
2026
The development of pneumonia in chronically ventilated infants is most
✅
commonly associated with which of the following organisms? - correct answer
Ureaplasma urealyticum
Antenatal steroids enhance lung maturation by - correct answer
number of type II pneumocytes in the lung.
✅ increasing the
Mean airway pressure is defined as the - correct answer
to the lung throughout the respiratory cycle.
✅ pressure transmitted
Many infants with the diagnosis of persistent pulmonary hypertension (PPHN) will
have pharmacologic support. Identify the medication that is a direct-acting
✅
vasodilator and acts by relaxing pulmonary vessel musculature. - correct answer
Nitric oxide
✅
The following arterial blood gas results: pH 7.28, PaO2 74, PaCO2 55, HCO3- 21
and base deficit -4 indicate - correct answer respiratory acidosis.
Nastassia is a one-hour-old neonate, born at 39 weeks gestation by primary
cesarean birth for fetal bradycardia. She was hypotonic at birth with gasping
respirations and a heart rate of 80. She was provided bulb suctioning and bag
mask ventilation and recovered by five minutes of life. On admission to the NICU,
her temperature was 36° C. After admission to the NICU, her arterial blood gas is
correct answer ✅
pH: 7.19, PCO2: 63, HCO3: 14. The correct interpretation of this blood gas is -
mixed respiratory and metabolic acidosis.
