CCRN Exam Prep - Neonatal Critical Care Nursing - Question List

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21. The nurse is giving discharge instructions to a mother diagnosed with mastitis. Which of the following is included in her teaching?
  1. Breastfeeding is discontinued on the affected breast until the infection is resolved.
  2. Expressing or pumping milk from the affected breast is encouraged if the pain stops the client from breastfeeding.
  3. Breastfeeding must be stopped if the baby becomes reluctant to nurse on the painful breast.
  4. Before breastfeeding, apply cold application on the affected breast for 15 minutes.
22. A 5 year old boy is brought to pediatric emergency after he suddenly developed fever at night. He sits upright, leaning forward with chin out, mouth open, and tongue protruding. His voice is thick and frog like. There is no history of cough or hoarseness. Which of the following examination needs special attention in this child as it may lead to life threatening complication if done without proper prerequisite?
  1. chest auscultation
  2. chest x ray
  3. blood culture
  4. throat examination with a tongue blade
23. A 28 hour old infant is diagnosed with a mitral valve defect on auscultation by the neonatalogost. What is the mitral valve called?
  1. Ventricular valve
  2. Atria valve
  3. Atrioventricular valve
  4. Sinoartial valve
24. The emergency neonatal nurse who is looking after an infant presenting with shock must determine if they are dealing with cardiac or noncardiogenic shock. This can best be accomplished by doing what?
  1. Measuring the jugular venous pressure dissention
  2. Waiting and observing the child
  3. Taking the infant’s temperature
  4. Checking the infant for hepatomegaly
25. A two month old infant admitted into hospital with suspicious breathing problems but yet undiagnosed suddenly displays respiratory distress. What should the examining nurse determine?
  1. That this is a respiratory defect
  2. That there is the possibility of a pulmonary infection
  3. That the infant most likely has pneumonia
  4. That it is an allergic reaction

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