NPS Practice Test 8

10 free NPS practice questions in the real exam format, covering the official content areas, with an explanation for every answer.

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Competencies Shared Between Critical and General Care of Neonatal or Pediatric Patients

A term infant intubated for meconium aspiration has a 3.5-mm ETT taped at 10 cm at the lip. SpO2 has fallen from 95% to 86% and breath sounds are diminished on the left. The chest radiograph shows the tube tip at the level of T4 at the carina, a hyperlucent right lung, reduced aeration on the left and no pneumothorax. The unit's target tip position is T1–T2. The respiratory therapist should recommend