CCRN Exam Prep - Neonatal Critical Care Nursing - Question List

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16. Which assessment findings should Nurse Ursala find on baby Linda indicating Erb-Duchenne paralysis?
  1. Grasp reflex missing.
  2. Grasp reflex intact.
  3. Flaccid arm with elbow extended and hand rotated inward.
  4. Both B and C.
17. After baby Dawn's mother visits, the neonatal nurse finds her in animal print cotton blanket and cyanotic. What should she do?
  1. Check her airway
  2. Check the umbilical stump for bleeding
  3. Check her temperature
  4. Check her heart rate
18. A nurse in a delivery room is assisting with the delivery of newborn infant. After the delivery, the nurse prepares to prevent heat loss in the newborn infant resulting from evaporation by:
  1. Warming the crib
  2. Turning on the overhead radiant warmer
  3. Closing the doors to the room
  4. Drying the infant with a warm blanket
19. A nurse develops a plan of care for a human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-infected mother and her newborn infant. The nurse includes which intervention in the plan of care?
  1. Instruct the breastfeeding mother regarding the treatment of the nipples with nystatin ointment
  2. Monitor the newborn infant’s vital signs routinely
  3. Maintain standard (universal) precautions at all times while caring for the newborn
  4. Initiate referral to evaluate for blindness, deafness, learning, or behavioral problems
20. A nurse is caring for a child newly diagnosed with cerebral palsy. The parents of the child ask the nurse about the disorder. The nurse bases her answer on the understanding that cerebral palsy is:
  1. A chronic disability characterized by impaired muscle movement and posture
  2. An infectious disease of the central nervous system
  3. In inflammation of the brain as a result of a viral illness
  4. A congenital condition that results in moderate to severe retardation

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