NPS EXAM -L.J. STUDY GUIDE
(EQUIPMENT) P.77 – 113 EXAM WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whats Lthe Lmost Lcommon LO2 Ladministration Ldevice Lused Lfor La Lneonate Land
Lwhat Lstarting LFiO2 L(if Lnot Lpreviously Lon LO2) L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Oxygen LHood
L30-45%
What Lis Lthe Lflow Lrate Lrange Lof Lan Loxygen Lhood Lthat Lwill Lensure Ladequate
Lflushing Lof LCO2 L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-7-15 LL/m
Humidity Lor Lheated Laerosol Lprovided Lwith Loxygen Lhood Lshould Lbe Ldelivered Lat
Lwhat Ltemp. Lrange L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-30 L- L34 LC
Where Lis Lthe Lbest Lplace Lto Lanalyze LO2 Lwithin Lthe Loxygen Lhood Land Lwhy L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-At Lthe Linfants Lmouth Lbecause LO2 Lhas La Ltendency Lto Lsettle
Land Lthe Lbottom. L(↑FiO2 Lat Lbottom Lthan Lat Lthe Ltop)
,How Lcan Lexcessive Lnoise Lfrom La Lnebulizer L(air-entrainment) Ltransmitted Lto Lthe
Loxygen Lhood Lbe Lreduced Lso Lthat Lhearing Ldamage Land Lrestlessness Lin Lthe
Lneonate Lcan Lbe Lprevented L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Use LAir-O2 Lblender Lto Lacheive
Lprecise LFiO2 L(quieter Lthan Lair Lentraiment Lport) Land Lset Laerosol Lmask Lat L100%
Why Lis Ltemperature Lregulation Lin Lthe Loxygen Lhood Limportant L- Lcorrect Lanswers
L-If Ltoo Lcool Lthen LO2 Lconsumption Lwill L↑
If Ltoo Lwarm Lthen Lapnea Land Linsensible Lwater Lloss L(dehydration) Lcan Loccur
[Keep Ltemp. Lbetween L30 L- L34C]
What Lis Lthe Lminimum Lage Lfor Luse Lof La Lnon-rebreather Lmask L- Lcorrect Lanswers
L-Peds Lat Lleast L1 Lyear Lold
Max LFiO2 Lof LNRB L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-100%
If Lthe Lreservoir Lbag LNRB Lcollapses Lcompletely Lwith Leach Lbreathe Lthen... L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Flow Lis Linsufficient...INCREASE LTHE LFLOW
Troubleshooting La LNRB Lmask Lwhose Lreservoir Lbag Ldoes Lnot Lcollapse Lat Lall
Lwith Leach Lbreath Linvolves... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-1. LProper Lsealing Lof Lmask Lon
Lface L(POOR LSEAL LIS LMOST LCOMMON LCAUSE)
2. LReplace Lmask Ldue Lto Lfaulty LNRB Lvalve
If Lthe Lreservoir Lbag Lof Lan LNRB Ldoes Lnot Lcollapse Lwith Leach Lbreathe, Land La
Lloud L"hissing Lsound" Lis Lheard Lform Lthe Lflow Lmeter Lthen... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-
the Lflow Lis Lset Ltoo Lhigh L(reduce Lthe Lflow)
What LO2 Ldevice Lshould Lbe Lused Lfor La Lpt Lwhose Lhas Lirregular LVt Land Lerractive
LRR L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Venturi LMask
In Lorder Lfor Lventi Lmask Lto Lbe Leffective, Lwhat Lshould Lit Laccomplish Lwith Lregard
Lthe Lthe Lpts. Lbreathing L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Meet Lor Lexceed Lpt Linspiratory
Ldemand
How Ldo Lyou Lknow Lif La Lventi Lmask Lis Lmeeting Lor Lexceeding La Lpt Linspiratory L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Total Lflow Lof Ldevice Lmust Lbe Lgreater Lthan Lthe Lpt LVE
How Ldo Lyou Lcalculate Ltotal Lflow L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Magic LBox Lthen Ladd Lparts.
Sum Lof Lthe Lparts Lx Lset Lflow L= Ltotal Lflow Lof Ldevice
Compare Ltotal Lflow Lto Lpt LVE
NC Lare Lbetter Lsuited Lfor Lneonates Lor Lpeds?
(Not LHFNC) L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Peds
What Lis Lthe Lachievable LFiO2 Lwith La LNC Lon La Lneonate?
What Lis Lthe Lachievable LFiO2 Lwith La LNC Lon La Lped? L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-60%
, 45%
(Peds Lhave Lhigher Linsp. Ldemands Ltherefore Lwill Lentrian Lmore Lroom Lair Land L↓
LFiO2)
What Lis Lthe Lflow Lrate Lrange Lfor La LNC Lon La Lneonate L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-0.25 L-
L2.0 LL/m
Since Lneonatal Lflowmeters Lcome Lin LmL/min, Lwhat Lshould La Lneonatal Lflow Lmeter
Lbe Lset La Lto Lachieve La Lflow Lof L0.25 LL/m L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Set Lneonatal
Lflowmeter Lat L250 LmL/min
Why Lare Lneonatal Lflowmeters Lmeasured Lin LmL/min Linstead Lof LL/min L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-To Lallow Lvery Lvery Lsmall Lchanges Lin LFiO2 Lto Lachieve La Lspecific
LSpO2 Land Lthus Lfacilitate Ltitration
HFNC Lcan Ldeliver Lflows Lin Lexcess Lof L... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-30L/min
How Lis Lprecise LFiO2 Lachieved Lwith LHFNC Ldevices Lsuch Las La LVapo LTherm L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Oxygen-Air Lis Lpremixed Lwith Lblender
Although LCPAP Leffect Lis Lcreated Lwith LHFNC, Lit Lusually Ldoes Lnot Lcause
Lexpansion Lof Lthe Lalveoli, Lthere Lis Lstill La Lbeneficial Leffect Lwhich Lis... L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-↓ LWOB
Which LO2 Ldevice Lis Lused Lfor Lneonates Lonce LFiO2 Lis Lat L60% Land Lthe LPaO2
Lremains Lbelow L60mmHg Lor Lthe Lpt Lremains Lcyanotic L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Nasal
LCPAP
How Lcould Lloss Lof LCPAP Leffect Lfrom Lneonates Lmouth Lbe Lresolved L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Pacifier Lto Lencourage Lclosed Lmouth
List Ltwo Lpossible Lcauses Lof Lloss Lof Lpressure Lduring LNasal LCPAP L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-1. LLeaks Lin Lcircuit Lor Lconnections
2. LImproperly Lplace Lprongs
List Ltwo Lpossible Lcauses Lof Lincreased Lpressure Lduring LNasal LCPAP L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-1. LMalfunction Lexhalation Lor LPEEP Lvalve
2. LFlow Lis Lset Ltoo Lhigh
What LO2 Ldevice Lcould Lbe Lused Lfor La Lpt Lcurrently Lon Lan LFiO2 Lof L40 L-60% Lby
LOxygen Lhood Land Lis Lexperiencing Lexp Lgrunting Land Lretractions L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Nasal LCPAP
What Linterface Loptions Lare Lavailable Lwith LBiPAP, LBiLevl, LNIPPV L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Nasal LMask
Full LFace LMask
(EQUIPMENT) P.77 – 113 EXAM WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
Whats Lthe Lmost Lcommon LO2 Ladministration Ldevice Lused Lfor La Lneonate Land
Lwhat Lstarting LFiO2 L(if Lnot Lpreviously Lon LO2) L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Oxygen LHood
L30-45%
What Lis Lthe Lflow Lrate Lrange Lof Lan Loxygen Lhood Lthat Lwill Lensure Ladequate
Lflushing Lof LCO2 L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-7-15 LL/m
Humidity Lor Lheated Laerosol Lprovided Lwith Loxygen Lhood Lshould Lbe Ldelivered Lat
Lwhat Ltemp. Lrange L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-30 L- L34 LC
Where Lis Lthe Lbest Lplace Lto Lanalyze LO2 Lwithin Lthe Loxygen Lhood Land Lwhy L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-At Lthe Linfants Lmouth Lbecause LO2 Lhas La Ltendency Lto Lsettle
Land Lthe Lbottom. L(↑FiO2 Lat Lbottom Lthan Lat Lthe Ltop)
,How Lcan Lexcessive Lnoise Lfrom La Lnebulizer L(air-entrainment) Ltransmitted Lto Lthe
Loxygen Lhood Lbe Lreduced Lso Lthat Lhearing Ldamage Land Lrestlessness Lin Lthe
Lneonate Lcan Lbe Lprevented L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Use LAir-O2 Lblender Lto Lacheive
Lprecise LFiO2 L(quieter Lthan Lair Lentraiment Lport) Land Lset Laerosol Lmask Lat L100%
Why Lis Ltemperature Lregulation Lin Lthe Loxygen Lhood Limportant L- Lcorrect Lanswers
L-If Ltoo Lcool Lthen LO2 Lconsumption Lwill L↑
If Ltoo Lwarm Lthen Lapnea Land Linsensible Lwater Lloss L(dehydration) Lcan Loccur
[Keep Ltemp. Lbetween L30 L- L34C]
What Lis Lthe Lminimum Lage Lfor Luse Lof La Lnon-rebreather Lmask L- Lcorrect Lanswers
L-Peds Lat Lleast L1 Lyear Lold
Max LFiO2 Lof LNRB L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-100%
If Lthe Lreservoir Lbag LNRB Lcollapses Lcompletely Lwith Leach Lbreathe Lthen... L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Flow Lis Linsufficient...INCREASE LTHE LFLOW
Troubleshooting La LNRB Lmask Lwhose Lreservoir Lbag Ldoes Lnot Lcollapse Lat Lall
Lwith Leach Lbreath Linvolves... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-1. LProper Lsealing Lof Lmask Lon
Lface L(POOR LSEAL LIS LMOST LCOMMON LCAUSE)
2. LReplace Lmask Ldue Lto Lfaulty LNRB Lvalve
If Lthe Lreservoir Lbag Lof Lan LNRB Ldoes Lnot Lcollapse Lwith Leach Lbreathe, Land La
Lloud L"hissing Lsound" Lis Lheard Lform Lthe Lflow Lmeter Lthen... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-
the Lflow Lis Lset Ltoo Lhigh L(reduce Lthe Lflow)
What LO2 Ldevice Lshould Lbe Lused Lfor La Lpt Lwhose Lhas Lirregular LVt Land Lerractive
LRR L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Venturi LMask
In Lorder Lfor Lventi Lmask Lto Lbe Leffective, Lwhat Lshould Lit Laccomplish Lwith Lregard
Lthe Lthe Lpts. Lbreathing L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Meet Lor Lexceed Lpt Linspiratory
Ldemand
How Ldo Lyou Lknow Lif La Lventi Lmask Lis Lmeeting Lor Lexceeding La Lpt Linspiratory L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Total Lflow Lof Ldevice Lmust Lbe Lgreater Lthan Lthe Lpt LVE
How Ldo Lyou Lcalculate Ltotal Lflow L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Magic LBox Lthen Ladd Lparts.
Sum Lof Lthe Lparts Lx Lset Lflow L= Ltotal Lflow Lof Ldevice
Compare Ltotal Lflow Lto Lpt LVE
NC Lare Lbetter Lsuited Lfor Lneonates Lor Lpeds?
(Not LHFNC) L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Peds
What Lis Lthe Lachievable LFiO2 Lwith La LNC Lon La Lneonate?
What Lis Lthe Lachievable LFiO2 Lwith La LNC Lon La Lped? L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-60%
, 45%
(Peds Lhave Lhigher Linsp. Ldemands Ltherefore Lwill Lentrian Lmore Lroom Lair Land L↓
LFiO2)
What Lis Lthe Lflow Lrate Lrange Lfor La LNC Lon La Lneonate L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-0.25 L-
L2.0 LL/m
Since Lneonatal Lflowmeters Lcome Lin LmL/min, Lwhat Lshould La Lneonatal Lflow Lmeter
Lbe Lset La Lto Lachieve La Lflow Lof L0.25 LL/m L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Set Lneonatal
Lflowmeter Lat L250 LmL/min
Why Lare Lneonatal Lflowmeters Lmeasured Lin LmL/min Linstead Lof LL/min L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-To Lallow Lvery Lvery Lsmall Lchanges Lin LFiO2 Lto Lachieve La Lspecific
LSpO2 Land Lthus Lfacilitate Ltitration
HFNC Lcan Ldeliver Lflows Lin Lexcess Lof L... L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-30L/min
How Lis Lprecise LFiO2 Lachieved Lwith LHFNC Ldevices Lsuch Las La LVapo LTherm L-
Lcorrect Lanswers L-Oxygen-Air Lis Lpremixed Lwith Lblender
Although LCPAP Leffect Lis Lcreated Lwith LHFNC, Lit Lusually Ldoes Lnot Lcause
Lexpansion Lof Lthe Lalveoli, Lthere Lis Lstill La Lbeneficial Leffect Lwhich Lis... L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-↓ LWOB
Which LO2 Ldevice Lis Lused Lfor Lneonates Lonce LFiO2 Lis Lat L60% Land Lthe LPaO2
Lremains Lbelow L60mmHg Lor Lthe Lpt Lremains Lcyanotic L- Lcorrect Lanswers L-Nasal
LCPAP
How Lcould Lloss Lof LCPAP Leffect Lfrom Lneonates Lmouth Lbe Lresolved L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Pacifier Lto Lencourage Lclosed Lmouth
List Ltwo Lpossible Lcauses Lof Lloss Lof Lpressure Lduring LNasal LCPAP L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-1. LLeaks Lin Lcircuit Lor Lconnections
2. LImproperly Lplace Lprongs
List Ltwo Lpossible Lcauses Lof Lincreased Lpressure Lduring LNasal LCPAP L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-1. LMalfunction Lexhalation Lor LPEEP Lvalve
2. LFlow Lis Lset Ltoo Lhigh
What LO2 Ldevice Lcould Lbe Lused Lfor La Lpt Lcurrently Lon Lan LFiO2 Lof L40 L-60% Lby
LOxygen Lhood Land Lis Lexperiencing Lexp Lgrunting Land Lretractions L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Nasal LCPAP
What Linterface Loptions Lare Lavailable Lwith LBiPAP, LBiLevl, LNIPPV L- Lcorrect
Lanswers L-Nasal LMask
Full LFace LMask
