A transport team is dispatched to a community hospital for a 32-week premature infant in respiratory distress. Which action should take the HIGHEST priority during pre-transport stabilization?
C Npt Pre Transport Planning Stabilization
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When selecting the mode of transport for a critically ill neonate, which factor is MOST important in determining whether to use ground versus air transport?
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According to Boyle's Law, what happens to gas volumes in a neonate's body as a helicopter ascends to a higher altitude?
C Npt Transport Physiology Stressors
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A neonate with a known pneumothorax requires air transport. Which intervention is ESSENTIAL before takeoff?
Which gas law explains why a neonate's PaO2 decreases at higher altitudes during air transport?
During ground transport, a neonate's oxygen saturation drops from 95% to 82%. The transport nurse notes increased vibration from a rough road surface. What is the MOST likely contributing factor?
Chapter 1: Transport Systems, Regulatory Framework & Legal Issues
1.1 Transport System Architecture, Accreditation (CAMTS) & Dispatch Triage
What is the PRIMARY reason neonates are at especially high risk for hypothermia during transport?
C Npt Neonatal Pediatric Critical Care Transport
Which mechanism of heat loss is MOST significant when a transport incubator is opened for patient assessment during transport?
A transport team receives a referral call for a 2-day-old infant with suspected ductal-dependent congenital heart disease. Which medication should be available and potentially initiated BEFORE transport?
Which is the MOST important side effect of prostaglandin E1 (PGE1) that the transport team must be prepared to manage?
1.2 Regulatory & Legal Mandates: EMTALA, HIPAA, Consent & Documentation
During pre-transport assessment, the transport nurse identifies that a neonate has bilateral chest tubes, is on high-frequency oscillatory ventilation, and requires multiple vasoactive infusions. Which mode of transport is MOST appropriate?
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What is the recommended target axillary temperature range for a neonate during transport?
A transport team is preparing to transport a neonate via helicopter. The flight altitude will be 5,000 feet above sea level. Which physiological change should the team anticipate?
Which crew resource management (CRM) principle is MOST important when a transport team member identifies a potential safety concern during flight?
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1.3 Medical Direction, Scope of Practice & Ethical Considerations
Before departing on a neonatal transport, which safety check is MOST critical regarding the transport equipment?
A neonate receiving mechanical ventilation during ground transport develops sudden bilateral absent breath sounds and declining SpO2. What should the transport nurse assess FIRST?
The DOPE mnemonic used in transport nursing stands for:
When communicating with the family of a critically ill neonate before transport, the transport nurse should PRIMARILY focus on:
Chapter 2: Safety, Communication, Crew Resource Management & Transport Environment
2.1 Crew Resource Management (CRM), Situational Awareness & Sterile Cockpit
A transport nurse notices that the portable ventilator is alarming for high peak inspiratory pressure (PIP) during transport. After verifying ETT position and patency, what is the NEXT most likely cause?
Which of the following is the BEST method to prevent evaporative heat loss in a premature neonate during transport?
During a helicopter transport at 7,000 feet cabin altitude, a neonate's cuffed endotracheal tube cuff pressure should be monitored because:
A transport team is using SBAR to communicate with the receiving facility. What does SBAR stand for?
2.2 Aircraft & Ground Ambulance Operations, Landing Zones & Vehicle Dynamics
When calculating oxygen supply needed for transport, the transport team should plan for:
Noise levels inside a helicopter cabin typically range from 80-110 dB. What is the PRIMARY concern regarding noise exposure for a neonate during air transport?
A neonate with meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is being prepared for transport. The infant is on conventional mechanical ventilation with an FiO2 of 0.80. Which complication must the transport team be MOST prepared to manage during air transport?
Which of the following BEST describes the role of the transport nurse in obtaining informed consent from parents before neonatal transport?
2.3 Environmental Hazards, Weather Minimums & In-Flight Emergency Procedures
A premature infant born at 26 weeks gestation develops cold stress during transport. The axillary temperature reads 35.8°C. Which metabolic consequence is MOST likely to develop?
During transport of a neonate on vasoactive medications, the infusion pump alarms for an occlusion. The transport nurse should FIRST:
Which type of aircraft provides a pressurized cabin that can be set to sea-level pressure, minimizing altitude-related physiological effects on the transported neonate?
A transport team arrives at a referring hospital and finds a term neonate with suspected hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The infant is cyanotic with SpO2 of 72% on room air. What is the MOST critical intervention?
2.4 Communication in Transport: Peer Handoffs, Age-Appropriate Care, Families & Crew Stressors
Which of the following is the CORRECT sequence for the transport team's approach upon arrival at the referring facility?
Vibration during ground transport can have which of the following effects on a premature neonate?
A neonate being transported develops a tension pneumothorax. The transport nurse cannot perform needle decompression while the ambulance is moving. The BEST action is to:
Which type of heat loss occurs when a neonate is placed on a cold surface inside the transport incubator?
2.5 Infection Control, PPE, Scene Safety & Disaster/Evacuation Planning
The transport team receives a call for a 6-month-old infant with bronchiolitis requiring CPAP. The referring hospital is 200 miles away in a rural area with limited road access. Which transport mode is MOST appropriate?
During transport, a neonate on dopamine infusion at 10 mcg/kg/min has IV access that infiltrates. What is the transport nurse's IMMEDIATE priority?
Which of the following is the PRIMARY purpose of the pre-transport checklist?
Henry's Law explains which transport-related physiological phenomenon?
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