FREE NRP Medication Administration Questions and Answers

Question 1

A newborn is most likely suffering from __________ apnea if they do not start breathing in response to stimulation.

Accepted Answer

Secondary

Answer

None of the following

Answer

Initially

Answer

Final

Question 2

Wherever resuscitation may be required, which device should always be on hand as a backup in case the compressed gas supply fails?

Accepted Answer

Self-inflating bag

Answer

T-shaped respirator

Answer

Flow-inflating purse

Answer

Everything mentioned above

Question 3

When applying pressure to a newborn during compressions, where should it go?

Accepted Answer

the sternum's lower third

Answer

topmost section of the sternum

Answer

Throughout the xiphoid process

Answer

Any of the sites listed above is suitable.

Question 4

You've started chest compressions for a heart rate under 60 bpm while performing resuscitation on a newborn, and your colleague has established sufficient ventilation with an endotracheal tube. Still, there has been no rise in heart rate in 60 seconds. What is the best course of action for management to take next?

Accepted Answer

Administer epinephrine.

Answer

Get the dopamine flowing.

Answer

Encourage the infant.

Answer

Stop applying chest compressions.

Question 5

A ____________ is the term for air that escapes the lung and gathers in the pleural space.

Accepted Answer

Pneumothorax

Answer

Heart pericardium effusion

Answer

Edema pulmonary

Answer

Hernia diaphragmatica

Question 6

A percutaneous catheter or needle should be inserted into the pleural space and the air should be evacuated in order to treat a pneumothorax if it causes severe respiratory distress.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 7

Where is the endotracheal tube most likely to end up if it is inserted too far?

Accepted Answer

Mainstem bronchus on the right

Answer

Stroke mainstem on the left

Answer

Upper lobe of the right

Answer

Upper left lobe

Question 8

Which of these disorders is the most common cause of pulmonary hypoplasia?

Accepted Answer

Severe oligohydramnios

Answer

Birth-related pneumonia

Answer

Hygroma cystic

Answer

Use of drugs by mothers

Question 9

Five minutes after birth, what is the targeted pre-ductal SPO2 level?

Accepted Answer

80% to 85%

Answer

90% to 95%

Answer

60% to 65%

Answer

70% to 75%

Question 10

Babies that were hypoxemic and/or academic at birth may still have constricted pulmonary blood arteries. What's the name of this condition?

Accepted Answer

Newborn with persistent pulmonary hypertension

Answer

Diaphragmatic hernia congenita

Answer

Fibrosis of the lungs

Answer

Hepatic hypoplasia