NPS Kettering Patient
Assessment 2026 Exam
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4 life functions (in order) & assessment for them - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Ventilation - RR, VT, B.S, chest movement, PaCO2, EtCO2
Oxygenation - HR, Skin Color, Sensorium, PaO2, SpO2
Circulation - HR & strength, CO
,Perfusion - BP, sensorium, temp, urine output, hemodynamics
Always prioritize in order. 1. ventilation 2. oxygenation.........
-The most common problem is with oxygenation
-Give me O2
Maternal History - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Young mothers have greater risk for Pre-
eclampsia, low birthweight
-Mothers over 40 greater risk for Pre-Eclampsia, C-section, Congenital
anomalies, chromosomal aberrations (down synd)
>40 more common on exam
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔characterized by growth
restriction, facial anomalies, and central nervous system dysfunction
Smoking while pregnant can lead to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Underweight birth
preterm birth
intrauterine growth retardation
,Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a withdrawal
syndrome of infants caused by in utero exposure to drugs that cause
dependence
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Gravida (G) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔any
pregnany, regardless of duration, includes current pregnancy
-They will give in the (G) abbreviation
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Para (P) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Birth after 20
weeks gestation regardless of whether the infant is viable or not
-They will give in the (P) abbreviation
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Primigravida - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔refers to a
woman's first pregnancy
Gestational dibetes mellitus (GDM) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-have higher risk of
Pre-Eclampsia, Hypertension, Hypo-Hyper glycemia and more likely to
require a C-Section
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, -Infants of mothers W/ GDM have higher risk of Macrosomia, RDS. and
required delivery via C-section due to size.
Transplacental infection - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔results from microbes circulating
in the mother's blood, such as -Rubella (German measles)
-Cytomegalovirus, and
-Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔caused by protozoa, raw meats, car feces,
soil, etc. May result in spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, low birth weight,
deformities, developmental delays and ill infants
Perinatal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔acquired during or after delivery
(gonorrhea, HSV, HBV, GBS)
If mother has a fever prior to delivery then suspect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔GBS
pneumonia
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔type of bacterium
commonly found in the vagina and intestinal tract
-The infant will resemble RDS symptoms
Assessment 2026 Exam
Questions and Verified Answers
| Already Graded A+
4 life functions (in order) & assessment for them - 🧠ANSWER
✔✔Ventilation - RR, VT, B.S, chest movement, PaCO2, EtCO2
Oxygenation - HR, Skin Color, Sensorium, PaO2, SpO2
Circulation - HR & strength, CO
,Perfusion - BP, sensorium, temp, urine output, hemodynamics
Always prioritize in order. 1. ventilation 2. oxygenation.........
-The most common problem is with oxygenation
-Give me O2
Maternal History - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-Young mothers have greater risk for Pre-
eclampsia, low birthweight
-Mothers over 40 greater risk for Pre-Eclampsia, C-section, Congenital
anomalies, chromosomal aberrations (down synd)
>40 more common on exam
fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔characterized by growth
restriction, facial anomalies, and central nervous system dysfunction
Smoking while pregnant can lead to - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Underweight birth
preterm birth
intrauterine growth retardation
,Neonatal abstinence syndrome (NAS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔a withdrawal
syndrome of infants caused by in utero exposure to drugs that cause
dependence
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Gravida (G) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔any
pregnany, regardless of duration, includes current pregnancy
-They will give in the (G) abbreviation
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Para (P) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔Birth after 20
weeks gestation regardless of whether the infant is viable or not
-They will give in the (P) abbreviation
Previous Pregnancies/outcomes: Primigravida - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔refers to a
woman's first pregnancy
Gestational dibetes mellitus (GDM) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔-have higher risk of
Pre-Eclampsia, Hypertension, Hypo-Hyper glycemia and more likely to
require a C-Section
COPYRIGHT©JOSHCLAY 2025/2026. YEAR PUBLISHED 2026. COMPANY REGISTRATION NUMBER: 619652435. TERMS OF USE. PRIVACY
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STATEMENT. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
, -Infants of mothers W/ GDM have higher risk of Macrosomia, RDS. and
required delivery via C-section due to size.
Transplacental infection - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔results from microbes circulating
in the mother's blood, such as -Rubella (German measles)
-Cytomegalovirus, and
-Syphilis
Toxoplasmosis - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔caused by protozoa, raw meats, car feces,
soil, etc. May result in spontaneous abortions, stillbirths, low birth weight,
deformities, developmental delays and ill infants
Perinatal - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔acquired during or after delivery
(gonorrhea, HSV, HBV, GBS)
If mother has a fever prior to delivery then suspect - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔GBS
pneumonia
Group B Streptococcus (GBS) - 🧠ANSWER ✔✔type of bacterium
commonly found in the vagina and intestinal tract
-The infant will resemble RDS symptoms
