NRP Exam Section 1 Questions with
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Present at the birth - CORRECT ANSWER -You are part of a team preparing for the birth of a
baby who has meconium-stained fluid and a category III fetal heart tracing. A person skilled in
endotracheal intubation should be...
Adjust Mask and Reposition head and neck;
suction mouth then nose and open the mouth; increase pressure;
insert alternative airway - CORRECT ANSWER -Remembering MR. SOPA helps your team correct
problems with ventilation. Which of the following steps are included in MR. SOPA
Gently rub the baby's back or extremities - CORRECT ANSWER -What is the appropriate
technique to stimulate a baby to breathe?
0 - CORRECT ANSWER -What size laryngoscope blade should be used to intubate a newborn
with an estimated gestational age of 30 weeks (estimated weight of 1,200g)?
Initiative positive-pressure ventilation, place a pulse oximeter sensor on the right hand or wrist,
evaluate heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER -A baby is born at 34 weeks' gestation. After the initial
steps of resuscitation, the baby is not breathing (Apneic). What are the next steps?
Provide warmth, position head and neck to open the airway, clear secretions from the airway if
needed, dry, stimulate - CORRECT ANSWER -You have determined a baby needs resuscitation at
birth. What are the initial steps of newborn care?
CO2 detector indicates the presence of expired CO2 - CORRECT ANSWER -You are uncertain
whether you have successfully intubated a newborn. Which of the following is an indication that
the endotracheal tube is correctly placed in the trachea, and not in the esophagus?
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Present at the birth - CORRECT ANSWER -You are part of a team preparing for the birth of a
baby who has meconium-stained fluid and a category III fetal heart tracing. A person skilled in
endotracheal intubation should be...
Adjust Mask and Reposition head and neck;
suction mouth then nose and open the mouth; increase pressure;
insert alternative airway - CORRECT ANSWER -Remembering MR. SOPA helps your team correct
problems with ventilation. Which of the following steps are included in MR. SOPA
Gently rub the baby's back or extremities - CORRECT ANSWER -What is the appropriate
technique to stimulate a baby to breathe?
0 - CORRECT ANSWER -What size laryngoscope blade should be used to intubate a newborn
with an estimated gestational age of 30 weeks (estimated weight of 1,200g)?
Initiative positive-pressure ventilation, place a pulse oximeter sensor on the right hand or wrist,
evaluate heart rate. - CORRECT ANSWER -A baby is born at 34 weeks' gestation. After the initial
steps of resuscitation, the baby is not breathing (Apneic). What are the next steps?
Provide warmth, position head and neck to open the airway, clear secretions from the airway if
needed, dry, stimulate - CORRECT ANSWER -You have determined a baby needs resuscitation at
birth. What are the initial steps of newborn care?
CO2 detector indicates the presence of expired CO2 - CORRECT ANSWER -You are uncertain
whether you have successfully intubated a newborn. Which of the following is an indication that
the endotracheal tube is correctly placed in the trachea, and not in the esophagus?
