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NPS Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist VIP Practice Exam
NPS — The Neonatal-Pediatric Specialist (NPS) credential is issued by the National Board for Respiratory Care (NBRC); the computer-based exam consists of 140 questions (120 scored, 20 unscored pretest items) administered over 3 hours, and is open to credentialed Registered Respiratory Therapists (RRTs).
29
Questions
180m
Time Limit
75.00%
To Pass
Question 1 of 29👑 VIP
A 28-week gestational age infant is delivered and immediately shows grunting, nasal flaring, subcostal retractions, and an oxygen saturation of 78% on room air. A chest radiograph reveals bilateral ground-glass opacities with air bronchograms. The infant is intubated and placed on conventional mechanical ventilation. Which intervention is MOST appropriate at this time?
Questions 2–29 and full explanations are VIP-exclusive.