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 6-year-old with congenital central hypoventilation syndrome uses a home ventilator through a cuffed tracheostomy tube during sleep. Which conditions would set off a low inspiratory pressure alarm?
1. Disconnection of the circuit at the tracheostomy tube
2. A mucus plug partly blocking the tracheostomy tube
3. A large leak because the cuff has deflated
4. A kink in the inspiratory limb of the circuit