NRP 7th edition part 1
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%.
During the resuscitation of a newborn, you auscultate the apical pulse and count 10 beats over a 6 second period. What heart rate do you report to your team?
100 beats per minute
The steps of intubation should ideally be completed within which duration?
30 seconds
You have started positive-pressure ventilation for a newborn because her heart rate is low (bradycardia). What is the most important indicator of successful positive-pressure ventilation?
A rising heart rate
A baby is born at term with a bilateral cleft lip and palate and a very small mandible. She requires positive-pressure ventilation because she is not breathing. You are unable to achieve a seal with bag and mask. Which intervention is indicated?
Insert a laryngeal mask
You are called to attend to a newborn at birth. At the time the baby is delivered, which 3 questions should you ask to evaluate whether the baby can stay with his mother or be moved to the radiant warmer for further assessment?
Is the baby term? Does the baby have good muscle tone? Is the baby breathing or crying?
What is the recommended way to determine if a baby requires supplemental oxygen in the delivery room?
Place an oximeter sensor on the baby's right hand or wrist and assess oxygen saturation.
Which statement describes recommended practice when using a pulse oximeter in the delivery room?
Place the pulse oximeter sensor on the right hand and use the minute specific oxygen saturation target to guide oxygen supplementation.
You are part of a team preparing for the birth of a baby who has meconium-stained fluid and a category III fetal heart rate tracing. A person skilled in endotracheal intubation should be
Present at the birth.
You are at the resuscitation of a newborn who is gasping and has a heart rate of 60 beats per minute. What is the most important action you can take?
Provide positive-pressure ventilation
After the initial steps of newborn care, a baby is apneic. What is the most important and effective action to take in the resuscitation of this baby?
Provide positive-pressure ventilation.
Your hospital is planning Neonatal Resuscitation Program® training and trying to decide who should be included.
Someone capable of initiating neonatal resuscitation should be present at every delivery whose only responsibility is management of the newborn.
Your team attends an emergency cesarean delivery of a term baby because of chorioamnionitis, meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and fetal heart rate decelerations. At delivery, the newborn is term as expected, with very poor tone and he is not breathing (apneic). You quickly perform initial steps, but the newborn is still not breathing. What is the most appropriate next step of resuscitation?
Start positive-pressure ventilation and check heart rate response after 15 seconds
You are at a delivery of a baby born through meconium-stained amniotic fluid, and the baby is not vigorous. What steps should be taken immediately after birth?
The baby should be brought to the radiant warmer for initial steps of newborn care.
Which of the following is an indication for endotracheal intubation?
The need for positive-pressure ventilation lasting more than a few minutes
Effective team functioning is critical in ensuring the best performance. Which of these characteristics is critical in team leaders?
They should be able to maintain situational awareness.
What size (internal diameter) endotracheal tube should be used to intubate a newborn with an estimated gestational age of 26 weeks (estimated birth weight of 800 g)?
2.5 mm
A newborn of 34 weeks' gestation is not breathing (apneic) at birth, does not respond to initial steps and requires positive-pressure ventilation. What concentration of oxygen should be used as you begin positive-pressure ventilation?
21 - 30% oxygen
What is the most effective maneuver to establish spontaneous breathing in a baby that is apneic after initial steps?
Administration of positive-pressure ventilation that inflates the lungs
You have been called to attend a birth and are the only healthcare provider responsible for the management of the newborn in the room. When should you first call for additional help?
Before birth, when you have identified the presence of a perinatal risk factor that increases the likelihood of requiring neonatal resuscitation.
What is the appropriate technique to stimulate a baby to breathe?
Gently rub the baby's back or extremities
A full-term baby is born by emergency cesarean delivery because of fetal bradycardia (Category III fetal heart rate tracing). The baby is limp and not breathing after initial steps. What is the next step in the resuscitation process?
Initiate positive-pressure ventilation and check for increasing heart rate
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?
Initiative positive-pressure ventilation, place a pulse oximeter sensor on the right hand or wrist, evaluate heart rate.
A baby requires positive-pressure ventilation because she is not breathing (apneic), but she soon establishes spontaneous respirations and a heart rate over 100 beats per minute. Her oxygen saturation is lower than the target level when in room air, so you provide free-flow oxygen. Which of the following devices cannot reliably deliver free-flow oxygen?
Mask of self-inflating bag
You have determined a baby needs resuscitation at birth. What are the initial steps of newborn care?
Provide warmth, position head and neck to open the airway, clear secretions from the airway if needed, dry, stimulate
