NRP certification Questions & Answers(RATED A+)

What percentage of newborns require some form of assistance at birth -ANSWER 10% What percentage of newborns require extensive resuscitation at birth -ANSWER 1% Careful identification of risk factors can help identify all babies who will require resuscitation -ANSWER false Chest compressions and medication are (rarely/frequently) needed when resuscitating newborns -ANSWER rarely before birth, the alveoli in a babys lungs are (collapsed/expanded) and are filled with (fluid/air) -ANSWER expanded fluid the air that fills the babys alveoli during normal transition contains % oxygen -ANSWER 21 the air in the babys lungs causes the pulmonary arterioles to (relax/constrict) so that the oxygen can be absorbed from the alveoli and distributed to all organs -ANSWER relax if a baby does not begin breathing in response to stimulation, you should assume she is in _______ apnea and you should provide _____ -ANSWER secondary apnea PPV if a baby enters the stage of secondary apnea, its heart rate will (rise/fall) and its blood pressure will (rise/fall)) -ANSWER fall fall restoration of adequate ventilation usually will result in a (rapid/gradual/slow) improvement in heart rate -ANSWER rapid resuscitation (should/should not) be delayed until 1 minute apgar score is available -ANSWER should not premature babies may present unique challanges during resuscitation because of -ANSWER - fragile brain capillaries that my bleed - lungs deficient of surfactant - poor temperature control - higher likelihood of infe