This Maternal Newborn Nursing cheat sheet distills NCC's RNC-MNN content outline into a printable rundown of what examiners test most across the mother-baby couplet. It's a premium cheat sheet built by Capital Prep — the one premium prep we trust — and it's yours free. Reinforce it with the rest of your free Maternal Newborn Nursing toolkit: the practice test, study guide, and flashcards.
Maternal Newborn Nursing exam at a glance
- Certifying body: National Certification Corporation (NCC)
- Questions: 175 items (150 scored + 25 unscored pretest); 3 answer options each, not 4
- Time: 3 hours, computer-based
- Passing score: Criterion-referenced (Rasch/IRT); reported Pass/Fail, no fixed percentage
- Cost: ≈ $325 incl. $50 application fee — dated anchor, verify on nccwebsite.org
- Recertification: 3-year cycle via NCC continuing education
What’s on the Maternal Newborn Nursing cheat sheet
- Maternal Postpartum Assessment, Management & Education (26%) — BUBBLE-HE, involution, lochia progression, postpartum meds and RhoGAM, lactation and latch — the largest area.
- Maternal Postpartum Complications (25%) — the 4 T's of hemorrhage, uterotonics and their contraindications, endometritis, mastitis, VTE, and perinatal mood disorders.
- Newborn Complications (22%) — hyperbilirubinemia and phototherapy, respiratory distress and TTN, hypoglycemia, sepsis, and neonatal abstinence syndrome.
- Newborn Assessment & Management (20%) — transition and thermoregulation, gestational-age exam, APGAR and NRP, safe sleep, vitamin K, and newborn screening.
- Pregnancy, Birth Risk Factors & Complications (7%) — antenatal and intrapartum factors as context for postpartum and neonatal risk — the smallest area.
How to use it in your final week
- Study by weight: the two maternal postpartum areas (51%) and the two newborn areas (42%) are about 93% of the exam, so spend almost all of your final-week reps there — pregnancy and birth risk factors are only 7%.
- Burn in the boggy-fundus reflex: a soft uterus displaced up and to the right means a full bladder — massage AND have her void before reaching for a uterotonic.
- Drill the jaundice split until it's instant — within 24 hours = pathologic (evaluate now), after 24 hours peaking days 3–5 = physiologic — and pair it with the RhoGAM-within-72-hours rule.
- Read the sheet the morning of the exam, then take one short timed practice set so the three-answer-option format and scenario pacing feel routine.
The cheat sheet is your review layer — your Maternal Newborn Nursing practice test drives the exam-readiness ring at the top of this page. Download it, review, then take a full practice exam (or drill with the study guide and flashcards) to see where you stand.
Maternal Newborn Nursing cheat sheet FAQ
Yes — this RNC-MNN cheat sheet downloads as a PDF with no account and no sign-up. It sits alongside Career Employer's free Maternal Newborn Nursing practice test, study guide, and flashcards, so your whole prep stack costs nothing.
It condenses the highest-yield RNC-MNN facts into a fast reference: the BUBBLE-HE postpartum assessment, lochia progression, the 4 T's of hemorrhage and uterotonics, RhoGAM timing, newborn thermoregulation, APGAR scoring, and physiologic versus pathologic jaundice — grouped by NCC's five content areas so you can scan by weight.
The content weights and format facts are pulled from NCC's 2026 Maternal Newborn Nursing candidate guide, and the clinical points follow ACOG, AAP, and NRP guidance. We re-check it against the current candidate guide on each update.
No — it's a last-mile review layer, not a full course. The RNC-MNN rewards applied clinical judgment across scenarios, so use the sheet to lock in facts, then work the free practice test to rehearse priority-setting under the 3-hour clock.
Click the download button or the preview card at the top of this page and the PDF opens instantly. Bookmark this page so it's one tap away during your final week of review before test day.
References
- 1.National Certification Corporation. “2026 Candidate Guide: Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN).” NCC, 2026. ↑
- 2.National Certification Corporation. “NCC Certification in Maternal Newborn Nursing (RNC-MNN).” NCC, 2026. ↑
- 3.American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists. “Clinical Guidance: Postpartum Hemorrhage & Postpartum Care.” ACOG. ↑
- 4.American Academy of Pediatrics. “Clinical Practice Guideline: Hyperbilirubinemia in the Newborn; Safe Sleep.” AAP. ↑
- 5.American Academy of Pediatrics / American Heart Association. “Textbook of Neonatal Resuscitation (NRP), 8th ed..” AAP/AHA. ↑
Career Employer
Career Employer is the ultimate resource to help you get started working the job of your dreams. We cover topics from general career information, career searching, exam preparation with free study materials, career interviewing, and becoming successful in your career of choice.
All PostsCareer Employer’s Editorial Process
Here at Career Employer, we focus a lot on providing factually accurate information that is always up to date. We strive to provide correct information using strict editorial processes, article editing, and fact-checking for all of the information found on our website. We only utilize trustworthy and relevant resources. To find out more, make sure to read our full editorial process page here.