FREE Pediatric CCRN Neonatal Question and Answers

Question 1

Which of the following disorders has been linked to a risk factor for hyperosmolar infusions given to infants too quickly, causing an abrupt rise in systolic blood pressure (BP)?

Accepted Answer

Intraventricular (IVH) and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH)

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Pulmonary edema

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Seizures

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Acute ischemic stroke (AIS)

Question 2

Which of the four primary types of cerebral aneurysms is most frequently found in the brain's basilar arteries?

Accepted Answer

Fusiform (giant) aneurysm

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Mycotic aneurysm

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Traumatic aneurysm

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Saccular (berry) aneurysm

Question 3

To get a cardiac biopsy, a pediatric patient is getting ready for a cardiac catheterization. Which allergies need to be examined for before performing this procedure on the patient?

Accepted Answer

Iodine or shellfish

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Penicillin

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Antiarrhythmic medications

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Opioid pain medications

Question 4

In the pediatric emergency room, an 18-month-old child is identified as having acute laryngotracheobronchitis (LTB). The nurse is getting ready to send the child home after treating and stabilizing the patient. Which at-home remedy should be used, the nurse recommends to the parents?

Accepted Answer

Cool-mist humidifier at bedtime

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Antibiotic therapy as prescribed by a physician

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Over-the-counter decongestants

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Aspirin for fever and/or pain

Question 5

During a house fire, firemen find a 6-year-old boy unconscious in his bed; they intubate him, start an intravenous line, and give him fluids. When they take him to the emergency hospital, he has 45% total-body-surface-area (TBSA) burns on his torso and legs.

Which of the following issues is most probable to impact this child?

Accepted Answer

Hypothermia

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Abdominal compartment syndrome

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Wound sepsis

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Fractures of the femur due to muscle tetany

Question 6

A nurse is educating the family of a baby who has congenital heart disease (CHD) and the DiGeorge syndrome. Prior to delivery, the baby's condition was unclear to the family.

What types of help and proactive guidance should be presented?

Accepted Answer

Encourage breastfeeding and pumping to maintain supply

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Reassure the family that the infant's condition will not interfere with normal growth and development

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Arrange social work, palliative care, and genetics referrals

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During resuscitative measures and procedures, limit and/or avoid family presence since the diagnosis was a shock

Question 7

Which of the following symptoms would indicate a newborn with patent ductus arteriosus (PDA)?

Accepted Answer

Bounding peripheral pulses

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Profound cyanosis

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Narrow pulse pressure

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Clubbed fingers and toes

Question 8

Infants born prematurely face a serious risk of intracranial hemorrhage (ICH), which is divided into four classes. Which grade involves intraventricular blood among the following?

Accepted Answer

Grade II

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Grade I

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Grade III

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Grade IV

Question 9

Which of the following describes the fat embolism syndrome (FES)'s most typical showing feature in children?

Accepted Answer

Pulmonary manifestations

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Anemia and thrombocytopenia

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Neurologic abnormalities

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Petechial rash

Question 10

After suffering from burns that resulted in the epidermis and dermis completely sloughing off, a 16-year-old male patient was taken to the emergency room. What type of burn is that?

Accepted Answer

Third-degree burn

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First-degree burn

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Second-degree burn

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Fourth-degree burn