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RNC-NIC VIP Certification Practice Exam
RNC-NIC — The RNC-NIC (Registered Nurse Certified – Neonatal Intensive Care) is administered by the National Certification Corporation (NCC); the computer-based exam consists of 175 questions (150 scored, 25 unscored pretest items) with a 3-hour time limit, using criterion-referenced scaled scoring across domains including respiratory, cardiovascular, neurological, GI, metabolic/endocrine, hematology, renal, pharmacology, and family-centered care.
30
Questions
90m
Time Limit
70.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 30👑 VIP
A 26-week gestational age infant is delivered emergently due to maternal preeclampsia. At 20 minutes of life, the infant displays nasal flaring, intercostal and subcostal retractions, grunting on expiration, and a chest X-ray shows diffuse bilateral ground-glass opacities with air bronchograms. Arterial blood gas reveals pH 7.20, PaCO₂ 58 mmHg, PaO₂ 42 mmHg on FiO₂ 0.60. Which of the following is the MOST likely diagnosis and the PRIORITY nursing intervention?
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