NICU Neonatal Therapist Certification: Motor Development and Feeding Exam Q&A, Exams of Nursing

Download NICU Neonatal Therapist Certification: Motor Development and Feeding Exam Q&A and more Exams Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! NICU Neonatal Therapist Certification 2019 Exam Questions with Answers AIMS (Alberta Infant Motor Scale) - Correct answer Observation in various positions - best indicator of atypical motor dev in later months (0-18 months) (GMA) General Movement Assessment - Correct answer Video spontaneous mvmts with no stim; better for 1st months of life (preterm to 4 months PMA) TIMP (Test of Infant Motor Performance) - Correct answer Observation/admin of elicited items; assesses mvmt, postural control & function (32 wks PMA to 4 months) Problems with assessment of preterm infants, now term - Correct answer May result in motor dev't of preterm that is incorrectly labeled as "abnormal" Longitudinal assessments (rather than single eval) - Correct answer More predictive bc they give info on developmental progression - important to use assessment tools more than 1x Diagnoses associated with aspiration - Correct answer PDA, clefts, TEF, laryngomalacia, stridor only with feeds Most silent aspiration - Correct answer 1-signs on monitor, 2-behavioral cues, 3-shut- down IDM - Correct answer Lethargic, low tone -- don't aspirate but poor feeders Haberman Feeder - Correct answer specialty bottle used for infants with cleft palate Pigeon Feeder - Correct answer compression bottles, no suction required Thickening (> 6 lbs / older than 42 weeks) - Correct answer 1-Rice (mixes better), 2- Oatmeal, 3-Gel Mix (can be used with EBM but increases gas) Suck, swallow, breath coordination - Correct answer brainstem (reflexive) coordination SFS indicated (age) - Correct answer >38 weeks Supportive feeding techniques - Correct answer 1-side-lying, 2-flow rate, 3-pacing 31 weeks 32 weeks 33 weeks - Correct answer NNBF, BF(no bottle), bottle feeding - nipple if cueing and <70 RR When feeding/oral skills reached, maturation is based on ? - Correct answer GA (not PMA) Most critical period of development - Correct answer 4-8 weeks after fertilization (can trace major congenital anomalies back to this time) When is brain developing and all major organs present - Correct answer by 8th week GA Stenosis - Correct answer narrowing, stricture Atresias - Correct answer absence of a normal cavity or opening in an organ FIstulas - Correct answer abnormal connection or passage from one organ or cavity to another 1-Foregut 2-Midgut 3-Hindgut - Correct answer 1-Mouth, esophagus, trachea, stomach, proximities intestine, liver, pancreas 2-Lower intestines and colon 3-Rectum, anus, urogenic structures Gastroschisis - Correct answer congenital fissure of the abdominal wall where organs protrude (not at the umbilicus) Omphalocele - Correct answer Incomplete closure at base of umbilical cord --> organs protrude Diaphragmatic Hernia - Correct answer abnormal opening in the diaphragm that allows part of the abdominal organs to migrate into the chest cavity Neural Tube defects - Correct answer malformations of the brain, spinal cord, or both during embryonic development - tetrogens harmful to developing fetus Micropreemie - Correct answer premature baby < 750 grams or < 26 weeks at birth ELBW (extremely low birth weight) - Correct answer < 1000 grams VLBW (very low birth weight) - Correct answer < 1500 grams LBW (low birth weight) - Correct answer < 2500 grams Normal BW - Correct answer 2500 - 4000 grams Macrosomia - Correct answer > 4000 grams