Resuscitation
20 Questions
| Attempts: 22288
To test nurses knowledge base on the subject of neonatal resuscitation
Questions and Answers
- 1.
Gasping breaths are shallow
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 2.
Gasping begins immediately when normal breathing stops
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 3.
Primary and terminal apnoea can be distinguished using the apgar score
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 4.
A healthy baby can clear more than 100mls of lung fluid without help
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 5.
"Fetal distress" are useful terms to record in notes
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 6.
Newborn babies with no detectable cardiac output will be acidotic
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 7.
Air is less effective than oxygen for resuscitation at birth
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 8.
It is advisable to start resuscitation of a preterm baby with a lower inflation pressure than a term baby
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 9.
Emergency vascular access is best achieved via an umbilical vein
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 10.
Systems used for newborn lung inflation need a pressure release valve set at 30-40cms water
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 11.
Mask inflation of the lungs is less efficient than intubated ventilation
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 12.
An infant whose heart rate is less than 60 should be intubated immediately
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 13.
Removal of all secretions is very important to ensure an unobstructed airway
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 14.
Overhead heat is more important than drying and wrapping the baby
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 15.
Apgar scores are no immediate value in newborn resuscitation
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 16.
Lactic acid build-up causes poor cardiac functioning
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
A. True -
- 17.
Pharyngeal suctioning is a good way to stimulate respiration
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 18.
Postnatal cardiovascular adaptations depend on lung inflation at birth
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 19.
Chest compressions are useful before the lungs are inflated
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
- 20.
Initial resuscitation of the preterm baby is very different from the term baby
- A.
True
- B.
False
Correct Answer
B. False -
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