CCRN neonatal EXAM A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPLETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS

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CCRN Neonatal Cartes 2026 A+ GRADE ASSURED COMPL
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ETE SOLUTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS (6330A)
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QUESTION 1 vc




A deformation is a(n)
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abnormality caused by unusual mechanical forces on normal tissue.
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QUESTION 2 vc




A low birth weight infant's temperature increases during skin-to-
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skin care. This is an example of heat transfer by
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conduction.



QUESTION 3 vc




At the onset of labor the release of catecholamines stimulates
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increased absorption of lung fluid. vc vc vc vc




QUESTION 4 vc




An edematous, bruised lesion on the right anterior scalp where the vacuum was applied.
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This lesion has clearly demarcated edges, is firm to touch, and does not cross the suture l
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ine. This is best described as a
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cephalohematoma.

,QUESTION 5 vc




An infant born at 40 5/7 weeks gestation and weighed 5 lbs 2oz (2,360 grams). In compl
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eting a gestational age assessment on this infant, you would identify her as
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term, small for gestational age.
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QUESTION 6 vc




During fetal life, the ductus arteriosus
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diverts blood flow from the pulmonary artery to the descending aorta.
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QUESTION 7 vc




Expected findings in a neonate born to a mother who received magnesium sulfate in labo
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r include
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hypotonia.



QUESTION 8 vc




Eye prophylaxis with a single-
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use dose of sterile ophthalmic ointment containing 1% tetracycline or 0.5% erythromyci
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n is usually administered within the first few hours of birth to prevent an eye infection c
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gonorrhea.



QUESTION 9 vc




Following a birth complicated by shoulder dystocia, the neonate should be assessed for
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Erb's palsy. vc




QUESTION 10 vc

,Preeclampsia may result in all of the following fetal conditions
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growth restriction, hypoxia/neurological injury, prematurity.
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QUESTION 11 vc




Hyperthermia is defined as an axillary temperature greater than 99.5ºF (37.5ºC). The M
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OST common cause of hyperthermia in the newborn is
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environmental.



QUESTION 12 vc




In the immediate newborn transition period, the ability to maintain functional residual l
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ung capacity is most dependent upon
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an adequate amount of alveolar surfactant.
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QUESTION 13 vc




Neonates at risk of hypoglycemia should have their glucose levels evaluated within 2 hou
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rs of life because
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blood glucose levels reach their lowest point within one to two hours after delivery.
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QUESTION 14 vc




Polycythemia in the immediate newborn period is often associated with
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infant of a diabetic mother.
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QUESTION 15 vc




Symptoms of mild perinatal asphyxia include
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hyperalert state and jitteriness. vc vc vc

, QUESTION 16 vc




The condition in which the newborn's immature hypothalamus does not regulate periph
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eral blood vessels, resulting in a vasoconstriction on one side of the body with a vasodila
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tion on the opposite side of the body is called
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harlequin phenomena. vc




QUESTION 17 vc




The following conditions may all lead to metabolic acidosis
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loss of HCO3/excess acid load d/t prematurity, renal tubular necrosis, severe diarrhea, hypoxia, hypoper
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fusion, inborn errors of metabolism, caloric deprivation, intolerance of cow's milk protein.
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QUESTION 18 vc




The full newborn cardiovascular assessment includes auscultation, inspection, and palpa
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tion. The point of maximum impulse is usually palpable and can be auscultated in the
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third to fourth intercostal space and left of the midclavicular line.
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QUESTION 19 vc




The neonate born to a mother with uncontrolled diabetes mellitus should be evaluated f
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or
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congenital malformations. vc




QUESTION 20 vc




You are the nurse caring for a 38 weeks gestation, female infant, who was born one hour
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ago in the parking lot of the emergency room. On admission to the nursery, the neonate'
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s rectal temperature was 95ºF (35ºC). You recognize that cold stress may predispose the
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increased oxygen consumption and hypoxia.
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