CCRN Exam Prep - Neonatal Critical Care Nursing - Question List

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1. Baby Allan has just been born and Nurse Wayne is checking him for appropriate sensory behavior. Which finding is true about baby Allan’s sensory behaviors at birth?
  1. Nurse Wayne should stand between 30" and 33" away and wave.
  2. Nurse Wayne should stand between 7" to 12" away and wave.
  3. Nurse Wayne should stand between 38" to 40" away and wave.
  4. Nurse Wayne should stand between 3" to 6" away and wave.
2. A nurse in monitoring a 3-month-old infant for signs of increased intracranial pressure (ICP). On palapation of the fontanels, the nurse notes that the anterior fontanel is soft and flat. On the basis of this finding, which action should the nurse take next?
  1. Elevate the head of the bed to 90 degrees
  2. Notify the physician
  3. Increase oral fluids
  4. Document the finding
3. The neonatal nurse in charge hears one of the infants mother’s screaming at her child to drink his formula bottle. What is the best course of action for the neonatal nurse in charge to do?
  1. Explain that this is not good for him to be yelled at.
  2. Nothing as she is his mother and knows best.
  3. Tell her to speak in a more loud voice.
  4. Both A and C
4. A newborn Baby Alex is 1 week old and his mother brings him to the emergency room because she says he is not sleeping enough. How many hours of sleep per day does he need to sleep?
  1. 12
  2. 14
  3. 16
  4. 18
5. A mother brings her child with a fever for the past 24 hours into the emergency department. After a full work up it is determined the child with require a lumbar puncture. Which position should the emergency nurse place the child in?
  1. Sitting
  2. Side lying
  3. Face down
  4. Both A and B

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