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NPS EXAM (3 VERSIONS) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
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Question: Which method of anesthetic administration could induce respiratory depression in an
infant?
a. local
b. epidural
c. general
d. spinal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. general
Question: Transient tachypnea of the newborn typically occurs as a result of
a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
b. a pneumothorax
c. a low-birth weight infant
d. hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
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Question: Normal fetal heart rate is
a. 80-100/minute
b. 100-120/minute
c. 110-160/minute
d. 160-200/minute - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. 110-160/minute
Question: Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membranes may result in
a. neonatal sepsis
b. meconium aspiration
c. persistant fetal circulation
d. jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. neonatal sepsis
QUESTION; An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
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d. severe depression - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. moderate depression
Question: An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. hypothermia
Question: An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. a low incidence of IRDS
Question: Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat chloride test?
a. 30 mmol/L
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b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. 30 mmol/L
Question: All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. appropriate prenatal care
Question: All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
c. syphillis
d. cytomegalovirus (CMV) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. gonorrhea
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NPS EXAM (3 VERSIONS) QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
DETAILED ANSWERS LATEST UPDATE JUST RELEASED
THIS YEAR
Question: Which method of anesthetic administration could induce respiratory depression in an
infant?
a. local
b. epidural
c. general
d. spinal - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. general
Question: Transient tachypnea of the newborn typically occurs as a result of
a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
b. a pneumothorax
c. a low-birth weight infant
d. hyperglycemia - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. delayed removal of fetal lung fluid
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Question: Normal fetal heart rate is
a. 80-100/minute
b. 100-120/minute
c. 110-160/minute
d. 160-200/minute - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. 110-160/minute
Question: Prolonged rupture of the amniotic membranes may result in
a. neonatal sepsis
b. meconium aspiration
c. persistant fetal circulation
d. jaundice - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. neonatal sepsis
QUESTION; An Apgar Score of 4 indicates
a. a normal infant
b. no depression
c. moderate depression
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d. severe depression - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔c. moderate depression
Question: An infection in a newborn is more commonly associated with
a. normal body temperature
b. hypothermia
c. hyperthermia
d. decreased oxygen consumption - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔B. hypothermia
Question: An L/S ratio of 3:1 indicates
a. a high-risk infant
b. a low incidence of IRDS
c. that respiratory distress will be present
d. an infant who is small for gestational age - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔b. a low incidence of IRDS
Question: Which of the following would indicate a normal sweat chloride test?
a. 30 mmol/L
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b. 70 mmol/L
c. 100 mmol/L
d. 150 mmol/L - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. 30 mmol/L
Question: All of the following could predict a high-risk infant delivery EXCEPT
a. maternal diabetes
b. age of the mother
c. maternal cigarette smoking
d. appropriate prenatal care - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔d. appropriate prenatal care
Question: All of the following are transplacental infections, EXCEPT
a. gonorrhea
b. rubella (german measles)
c. syphillis
d. cytomegalovirus (CMV) - CORRECT ANSWER✔✔a. gonorrhea
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