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RNC NIC (REGISTERED NURSE CERTIFIED
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE) ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) FOR
GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED A+.
RNC NIC
Excel on your RNC-NIC certification exam with this targeted
preparation guide designed specifically for neonatal intensive care
nursing. This resource provides essential practice questions and
evidence-based rationales covering critical content from neonatal
assessment to complex interventions. Advance your career and
demonstrate your specialized expertise with confidence by mastering
this high-yield material.
where are most of the skin receptors located in neonate?
...... ANSWER ....... trigeminal area of the face
center of brain for temperature control ...... ANSWER
....... hypothalamus
type of heat loss minimized by using hats? ...... ANSWER
....... convection
last sense to develop ...... ANSWER .......
auditory/visual
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subgaleal hemorrhage ...... ANSWER ....... enters
subcutaneous tissue of neck and pushed ear forward
CRITICAL - can lead to hypovolemia and shock
erythema toxicum neonatorum ...... ANSWER .......
newborn rash
-usually develops within hours to 2 days after birth
congenital infections (TORCH) ...... ANSWER .......
Toxoplasmosis, others (syphylis, listeria, rubble, CMV,
classic findings of congenital syphilis ...... ANSWER .......
peeling/blistering hands, feet and ears
omphalitis ...... ANSWER ....... inflammation of the
umbilicus
CHARGE syndrome ...... ANSWER ....... *C*oloboma
*H*eart defects
*A*tresia of the choanae
*R*enal anomalies
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*G*rowth impairment
*E*ar abnormalities/deafness
VACTERL ...... ANSWER ....... V-vertebral anomalies
A-anal atresia
C-cardio anomalies
T-TEF
E-esopageal atresia
R-renal anomalies
L-limb anomalies
PMI noted on right side of mediastinum - what is the cause?
...... ANSWER ....... left pneumothorax
what does pneumonia look like on CXR? ...... ANSWER
....... generalized opacity
Proper UAC placement on xray ...... ANSWER ....... T
6-9
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Proper placement of UVC on xray ...... ANSWER .......
just below the junction of inferior vena cava and right
atrium
How to avoid drug toxicity in a baby with liver disease who
is receiving a drug highly metabolized by the liver ......
ANSWER ....... use lower than standard dose
Drug trough level ...... ANSWER ....... the lowest
concentration of a drug in the bloodstream
-obtained at the end of a dose interval (just before the next
dose is given)
Antimicrobial drugs contraindicated with breastfeeding
(especially for preterm, ill, or stressed infant) ......
ANSWER ....... Sulfonamides
Drug distribution ...... ANSWER ....... the movement of
drugs through various body compartments after they are
absorbed or injected
-determined by blood flow to the tissues, the ability of a drug
to exit the vascular system, and the ability of the drug to
enter ells
RNC NIC (REGISTERED NURSE CERTIFIED
NEONATAL INTENSIVE CARE) ACTUAL EXAM
2025/2026 CURRENTLY TESTING QUESTIONS AND
DETAILED CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED) FOR
GUARANTEED PASS TOP-RATED A+.
RNC NIC
Excel on your RNC-NIC certification exam with this targeted
preparation guide designed specifically for neonatal intensive care
nursing. This resource provides essential practice questions and
evidence-based rationales covering critical content from neonatal
assessment to complex interventions. Advance your career and
demonstrate your specialized expertise with confidence by mastering
this high-yield material.
where are most of the skin receptors located in neonate?
...... ANSWER ....... trigeminal area of the face
center of brain for temperature control ...... ANSWER
....... hypothalamus
type of heat loss minimized by using hats? ...... ANSWER
....... convection
last sense to develop ...... ANSWER .......
auditory/visual
,2|Page
subgaleal hemorrhage ...... ANSWER ....... enters
subcutaneous tissue of neck and pushed ear forward
CRITICAL - can lead to hypovolemia and shock
erythema toxicum neonatorum ...... ANSWER .......
newborn rash
-usually develops within hours to 2 days after birth
congenital infections (TORCH) ...... ANSWER .......
Toxoplasmosis, others (syphylis, listeria, rubble, CMV,
classic findings of congenital syphilis ...... ANSWER .......
peeling/blistering hands, feet and ears
omphalitis ...... ANSWER ....... inflammation of the
umbilicus
CHARGE syndrome ...... ANSWER ....... *C*oloboma
*H*eart defects
*A*tresia of the choanae
*R*enal anomalies
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*G*rowth impairment
*E*ar abnormalities/deafness
VACTERL ...... ANSWER ....... V-vertebral anomalies
A-anal atresia
C-cardio anomalies
T-TEF
E-esopageal atresia
R-renal anomalies
L-limb anomalies
PMI noted on right side of mediastinum - what is the cause?
...... ANSWER ....... left pneumothorax
what does pneumonia look like on CXR? ...... ANSWER
....... generalized opacity
Proper UAC placement on xray ...... ANSWER ....... T
6-9
, 4|Page
Proper placement of UVC on xray ...... ANSWER .......
just below the junction of inferior vena cava and right
atrium
How to avoid drug toxicity in a baby with liver disease who
is receiving a drug highly metabolized by the liver ......
ANSWER ....... use lower than standard dose
Drug trough level ...... ANSWER ....... the lowest
concentration of a drug in the bloodstream
-obtained at the end of a dose interval (just before the next
dose is given)
Antimicrobial drugs contraindicated with breastfeeding
(especially for preterm, ill, or stressed infant) ......
ANSWER ....... Sulfonamides
Drug distribution ...... ANSWER ....... the movement of
drugs through various body compartments after they are
absorbed or injected
-determined by blood flow to the tissues, the ability of a drug
to exit the vascular system, and the ability of the drug to
enter ells
