KETTERING NPS QUESTIONS WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS |VERIFIED
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Which of the following should the neonatal/pediatric specialist recommend for an 8 year-old child with cerebral atrophy and poor cognitive skills in order to promote bronchial hygiene while delivering a bronchodilator?
a. intermittent positive pressure breathing
b. intrapulmonary percussive ven...
KETTERING NPS QUESTIONS 2024\2025
KETTERING NPS QUESTIONS 2024\2025 WITH GUARANTEED ACCURATE ANSWERS
|VERIFIED
Which of the following should the neonatal/pediatric specialist
recommend for an 8 year-old child with cerebral atrophy and poor
cognitive skills in order to promote bronchial hygiene while delivering a
bronchodilator?
a. intermittent positive pressure breathing
b. intrapulmonary percussive ventilation
c. external chest wall percussive device
d. in-exsufflator - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ b. intrapulmonary
percussive ventilation
A 9 year-old boy was diagnosed with congenital muscular dystrophy at
age 3 after having frequent falls, difficulty getting up from a sitting
,position and walking on his toes. He also has learning disabilities and
difficulty with psychomotor coordination. After an episode of influenza,
he has an ineffective cough and is retaining secretions. Which of the
following should the neonatal/pediatric specialist recommend to assist
with airway clearance?
a. Cool aerosol
b. PEP device
c. In-exsufflator
d. IPPB therapy - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. in-exsufflator
A 9-year-old child aspirates while eating gummy bears with her twin
sister. She was laying on her left side at the time of aspiration. The child
is in no apparent distress. The neonatal/pediatric specialist quickly
suctions the child. What should the specialist do next?
a. Sit the patient up and perform the Heimlich maneuver
b. Order a chest x-ray
c. Perform back blows
d. Roll the patient to the right side for postural drainage - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ d. roll the patient to the right side for postural drainage
A 15-year-old patient with asthma presents to the ED in moderate
distress. After several hours of treatment, no clinical improvement has
occurred. The physician has ordered heliox therapy. Which of the
following should the neonatal/pediatric specialist select for delivery of
this therapy?
a. Nasal cannula
b. High-flow cannula
,c. Non-rebreather mask
d. Air entrainment mask - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. non-
rebreather mask
A neonatal/pediatric specialist is called to the ED to administer a
bronchodilator to a 7-year-old child with asthma. The child is on oxygen
via nasal cannula at 2L/min. Pulse oximetry reveals a saturation of 84%.
The specialst finds the end of the oxygen tubing under the chair of the
mother at the bedside. The specialist reattaches the tubing and notes that
the SpO2 is now 93%. The specialist should
a. Maintain the current oxygen flow
b. Change the device to a non-rebreather mask
c. Increase the oxygen flow
d. Contact the ED physician - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ a. maintain
the current oxygen flow
Which of the following could cause a loss of pressure during delivery of
nasal CPAP to a neonate? 1. Baby is crying 2. Insufficient flow 3.
Obstruction 4 misplaced nasal prongs
a. 1 and 2 only
b.3 and 4 only
c. 1, 2 and 4 only
d. 1, 2, 3, and 4 - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. 1, 2 and 4 only
A 7 year-old child was rescued from a burning building and brought to
the ED for treatment. Upon arrival, the child was placed on oxygen via a
, non-rebreather mask. The neonatal/pediatric specialist notes that when
the child inhales, the reservoir bag remains completely inflated. The
specialist should
a. Monitor the patient with pulse oximetry
b. Adjust the seal on the face mask
c. Increase the oxygen flow
d. Change the patient to an air-entrainment mask - ACCURATE
ANSWERS✔✔ b. adjust the seal on the face mask
A 14-year-old patient is receiving volume-control ventilation with a
hygroscopic condenser humidifier following multiple trauma. Twelve
hours after initiation of mechanical ventilation, the neonatal/pediatric
specialist notes an increase in the viscosity of the patient's secretions.
The specialist should
a. Administer a short acting bronchodilator
b. Suction the patient frequently
c. Change to a heated wick humidifier
d. Administer a mucolytic - ACCURATE ANSWERS✔✔ c. change to a
heated wick humidifier
A 3-year-old child arrives at the ED with a cough and increasing
shortness of breath. The neonatal/pediatric specialist notes bilateral
expiratory wheezes and moderate intercostal and subcostal retractions.
Which of the following should the specialist utilize to deliver a short
acting beta agonist to the patient?
a. Small volume nebulizer
b. Ultrasonic nebulizer
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