NRP Exam QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. In NRP, the steps of intubation should ideally be
30 seconds
com- pleted within which duration?
2. Which statement best describes normal
transitional physiology at the time of birth? Babies may take as
long as 10 minutes
after birth to increase
their oxygen saturation
to greater than 90%
3. A baby is born at term with a bilateral cleft
lip and palate and a very small mandible. Insert a laryngeal mask
She requires posi- tive-pressure ventilation
because she is not breathing. You are unable
to achieve a seal with bag and mask. Which
intervention is indicated?
4. During an intubation, you have a very clear view of the keep blade
straight and hypopharynx. Which of the following is the correct
way forward. (first picture) to lift the tongue out of the way in
order to expose the
pharyngeal area?
5. You have determined a baby needs 6.
resuscitation at birth. What are the initial
steps of newborn care?
,NRP Exam QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
warm position head
clear secretions dry
stimulate
, NRP Exam QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which statement describes recommended Place the pulse
practice when using a pulse oximeter in the oximeter sensor on
delivery room? the right hand and
use the minute spe-
cific oxygen saturation
tar- get to guide
oxygen sup-
plementation
7. You are at the resuscitation of a newborn who is gasp- Provide positive-
pressure
ing and has a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. ventilation
What is the most important action you can
take?
8. You are practicing the use of an algorithm to direct the When positiv
pressure
sequence of interventions to correct ventilation. ventilation with a face mask
fails to achieve ettec-
In which situation will the placement of a
tive ventilation and
laryngeal mask airway be useful?
intuba- tion is not
possible
9. Before birth, fetal respiratory function is performed by *placenta*
the
10. During the resuscitation of a newborn, you auscultate 100 bpm
the apical pulse and count 10 beats over a 6
second period. What heart rate do you report to
your team?
11. You are called to attend to a newborn at birth. questions
At should you
the time the baby is delivered, which three ask to
CORRECT ANSWERS
1. In NRP, the steps of intubation should ideally be
30 seconds
com- pleted within which duration?
2. Which statement best describes normal
transitional physiology at the time of birth? Babies may take as
long as 10 minutes
after birth to increase
their oxygen saturation
to greater than 90%
3. A baby is born at term with a bilateral cleft
lip and palate and a very small mandible. Insert a laryngeal mask
She requires posi- tive-pressure ventilation
because she is not breathing. You are unable
to achieve a seal with bag and mask. Which
intervention is indicated?
4. During an intubation, you have a very clear view of the keep blade
straight and hypopharynx. Which of the following is the correct
way forward. (first picture) to lift the tongue out of the way in
order to expose the
pharyngeal area?
5. You have determined a baby needs 6.
resuscitation at birth. What are the initial
steps of newborn care?
,NRP Exam QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
warm position head
clear secretions dry
stimulate
, NRP Exam QUESTIONS AND DETAILED
CORRECT ANSWERS
Which statement describes recommended Place the pulse
practice when using a pulse oximeter in the oximeter sensor on
delivery room? the right hand and
use the minute spe-
cific oxygen saturation
tar- get to guide
oxygen sup-
plementation
7. You are at the resuscitation of a newborn who is gasp- Provide positive-
pressure
ing and has a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. ventilation
What is the most important action you can
take?
8. You are practicing the use of an algorithm to direct the When positiv
pressure
sequence of interventions to correct ventilation. ventilation with a face mask
fails to achieve ettec-
In which situation will the placement of a
tive ventilation and
laryngeal mask airway be useful?
intuba- tion is not
possible
9. Before birth, fetal respiratory function is performed by *placenta*
the
10. During the resuscitation of a newborn, you auscultate 100 bpm
the apical pulse and count 10 beats over a 6
second period. What heart rate do you report to
your team?
11. You are called to attend to a newborn at birth. questions
At should you
the time the baby is delivered, which three ask to
