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NCC certification Maternal Newborn Nursing For
RNC-MNN Questions With Complete Solutions
2025
A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25 lbs during her
pregnancy. This pregnancy is at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
During pregnancy, which of the following cardiovascular
parameters increases by 60%
a. blood volume
b. plasma volume
c. red cell mass - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
When pregnancy, a woman with epilepsy has a higher
risk of seizures
a. during labor through 24 hours postpartum
b. from 72 hours to 1 week pp
c. in the third trimester - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ a
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The risk of developing diabetes in women with a history
of gestational diabetes is
a. increased only if there are also multiple diabetes risk
factors
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about
50% of those women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
A woman recieves magnesium sulfate during labor for
gestational hypertension. What effect can this have on
newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster
at 32 weeks gestation. She is now in active labor at 40
weeks gestation. The nurse would expect that which of
the following would be appropriate in order to ensure
the health of the newborn.
a. admister zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at
delivery
b. admister zoster immunoglobulin to patient before
delivery
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c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action
is needed - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a
non-smoker, a woman must quit smoking
a. before the pregnancy occurs
b. by the end of the first trimester
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ b
A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received
indocin, the newborn should be observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ c
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A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her
pregnancy. the fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
A fetus at 36 weeks receives a BBP score of 6. the
expectated management is
a. immediate delivery
b. repeat in 24 hrs
c. schedule the next test in one week - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ b
In evaluating the patient census for staff assignments, the
pp nurse is told that a pateint in the high risk unit may
be delivered and transferred to pp after delivery. A
L/S ratio was performed with result of 2:0 the nurse
would expect the following to occur?
a. A PG (phosphatidyglycerol) test needs to be
performed
b. the lungs are mature, and delivery will occur
c. the lungs are still immature, and the L/S will be
repeated in 1 week - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
NCC certification Maternal Newborn Nursing For
RNC-MNN Questions With Complete Solutions
2025
A woman with a BMI of 18 gains 25 lbs during her
pregnancy. This pregnancy is at increased risk for
a. cesarean delivery
b. Delivery of low birthweight delivery
c. preeclampsia - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
During pregnancy, which of the following cardiovascular
parameters increases by 60%
a. blood volume
b. plasma volume
c. red cell mass - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
When pregnancy, a woman with epilepsy has a higher
risk of seizures
a. during labor through 24 hours postpartum
b. from 72 hours to 1 week pp
c. in the third trimester - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ a
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The risk of developing diabetes in women with a history
of gestational diabetes is
a. increased only if there are also multiple diabetes risk
factors
b. increased with onset within 10-15 years in about
50% of those women
c. the same as women who do not have gest. diabetes -
....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
A woman recieves magnesium sulfate during labor for
gestational hypertension. What effect can this have on
newborn?
a. elevated cortisol levels
b.hypoglycemia
c.muscle weakness - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
A pregnant woman was diagnosed with varicella-zoster
at 32 weeks gestation. She is now in active labor at 40
weeks gestation. The nurse would expect that which of
the following would be appropriate in order to ensure
the health of the newborn.
a. admister zoster immunoglobulin to newborn at
delivery
b. admister zoster immunoglobulin to patient before
delivery
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c. the mother's antibodies will be protective so no action
is needed - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
In order to decrease the risk of fetal death to that of a
non-smoker, a woman must quit smoking
a. before the pregnancy occurs
b. by the end of the first trimester
c. by the end of the 2nd trimester - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ b
A patient in preterm labor at 30 weeks received
indocin, the newborn should be observed for?
a. duodenal atresia
b. Hirschsprung disease
c. necrotizing entercolitis (NEC) - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
What are the characteristics of dizygotic pregnancy?
a. 1 placenta and 1 amniotic sac
b. 1 placenta and 2 amniotic sacs
c. 2 placentas and 2 amniotic sacs - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ c
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A woman is diagnosed with oligohydramnios during her
pregnancy. the fetus/newborn should be evaluated for
a. diabetes insipidus
b. klippel-feil syndrome
c. polycystic kidney disease - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ c
A fetus at 36 weeks receives a BBP score of 6. the
expectated management is
a. immediate delivery
b. repeat in 24 hrs
c. schedule the next test in one week - ....ANSWER
....✔✔ b
In evaluating the patient census for staff assignments, the
pp nurse is told that a pateint in the high risk unit may
be delivered and transferred to pp after delivery. A
L/S ratio was performed with result of 2:0 the nurse
would expect the following to occur?
a. A PG (phosphatidyglycerol) test needs to be
performed
b. the lungs are mature, and delivery will occur
c. the lungs are still immature, and the L/S will be
repeated in 1 week - ....ANSWER ....✔✔ b
