NICU Neonatal Therapist Certification Exam Prep – Questions with Correct Verified Answers

CRIES - Crying Requires Increased Expression Sleep ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Pain Assessment / scale

32 - 60 weeks

0-10 score



PIPP - Premature Infant Pain Profile ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Pain
Assessment / scale (for procedures)

28-44 weeks



NIPS - Neonatal Infant Pain Scale ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Pain
Assessment / scale

28-38 weeks

6 areas of scoring (scores 1-7)



BROSS - Baby Regulated Organization of Systems and Sucking
~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Feeding Assessment

NNS -> oral feeds

Progressive uptick of stability



EFS - Early Feeding Skills ~CORRECT ANSWER~✓✓Feeding
Assessment

,cue based model

check list



NOMAS - Neonatal Oral Motor Assessment Scale ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Feeding Assessment

32-35 weeks PCA

Evaluates sucking patterns



SOFFI - Supporting Oral Feeding of Fragile Infants ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Feeding Assessment

physiologic stability, feeding readiness and feeding cues

Pacing guidelines



NBAS - Neonatal Behavioral Assessment Scale ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Neurobehavioral assessment

Deep Sleep, Light Sleep, Drowsy/Dozing, Alert, Active, Crying

36 weeks - 6 weeks

20-30 minutes

47 areas



APIB - Assessment of Preterm Infant Behavior ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Neurobehavioral assessment

28 weeks - 1 month

, 30-60 minutes

Naturalistic observations



NNE - Neonatal Neurobehavioral Exam ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Neurobehavioral assessment

15 minutes

27 items scored

-Tone and Motor Patterns

-Primitive Reflexes

-Behavioral responses



NAPI - Neurobehavioral Assessment of Preterm Infant ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Neurobehavioral assessment

32 weeks - term

30 minutes

Assess differential maturity of the stable preterm infant

41 items



NONB - Naturalistic Observation of Newborn Behavior ~CORRECT
ANSWER~✓✓Neurobehavioral assessment

Record of naturally occurring behaviors before, during and after care
giving procedures

60-90 minutes