NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Questions and Answers 2026

WhichBofBtheBfollowingBfactorsBcanBhaveBaBnegativeBeffectBonButerineBbloodBflow?

a.BHypertension

b.BEpidural

c.BHemorrhage

d.BDiabetes

e.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswere.BAllBofBtheBabove



HowBdoesBtheBfetusBcompensateBforBdecreasedBmaternalBcirculatingBvolume?

a.BIncreasesBcardiacBoutputBbyBincreasingBstrokeBvolume.

b.BIncreasesBcardiacBoutputBbyBincreasingBit'sBheartBrate.

c.BIncreasesBcardiacBoutputBbyBincreasingBfetalBmovement.B-
BAnswerb.BIncreasesBcardiacBoutputBbyBincreasingBit'sBheartBrate.



StimulatingBtheBvagusBnerveBtypicallyBproduces:

a.BABdecreaseBinBtheBheartBrate

b.BAnBincreaseBinBtheBheartBrate

c.BAnBincreaseBinBstrokeBvolume

d.BNoBchangeB-BAnswera.BABdecreaseBinBtheBheartBrate



WhatBinitiallyBcausesBaBchemoreceptorBresponse?

a.BEpidurals

b.BSupineBmaternalBposition

c.BIncreasedBCO2Blevels

d.BDecreasedBO2Blevels

e.BAB&BC

f.BAB&BB

g.BCB&BDB-BAnswerg.BCB&BD



TheBvagusBnerveBbeginsBmaturationB26BtoB28Bweeks.BItsBdominanceBresultsBinBwhatBeffectBt
oBtheBFHRBbaseline?

a.BIncreasesBbaseline

b.BDecreasesBbaselineB-BAnswerb.BDecreasesBbaseline

,NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Certification Questions and Answers
2026
T/F:BOxygenBexchangeBinBtheBplacentaBtakesBplaceBinBtheBintervillousBspace.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBparasympatheticBnervousBsystemBisBaBcardioaccelerator.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BBaroreceptorsBareBstretchBreceptorsBwhichBrespondBtoBincreasesBorBdecreasesBinBbloodB
pressure.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BThereBareBtwoBelectronicBfetalBmonitoringBmethodsBofBobtainingBtheBfetalBheartBrate:Bth
eBultrasoundBtransducerBandBtheBfetalBspiralBelectrode.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariabilityBcanBbeBdeterminedBwithBtheBfetoscope.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BBecauseBtheBultrasoundBtransducerBandBtocoBtransducerBareBsealedBunits,BtheyBcanBbeB
dippedBinBwarmBwaterBtoBmakeBcleaningBeasier.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBmostBcommonBartifactBwithBtheBultrasoundBtransducerBsystemBforBfetalBheartBrateBi
sBincreasedBvariability.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BAllBfetalBmonitorsBcontainBaBlogicBsystemBdesignedBtoBrejectBartifact.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBmonitorBshouldBalwaysBbeBtestedBbeforeBstartingBaBtracing,BeitherBexternalBorBinter
nalBmodeBandBlabeledBaBtest.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBpaperBspeedBonBtheBfetalBmonitorBshouldBalwaysBbeBsetBatB1cm/min.B-
BAnswerFalse



T/F:BBothBinternalBandBexternalBmonitoringBmethodsBareBequallyBaccurateBmeansBofBobtainin
gBtheBfetalBheartBrateBandBcontractionBpatterns.B-BAnswerFalse

,T/F:BTheBexternalBtocoBisBusuallyBplacedBoverBtheButerineBfundusBtoBpickBupBcontractions.B-
BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBexternalBtocoBgivesBmeasurableButerineBpressure.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBfetalBspiralBelectrodeBcanBbeBplacedBwhenBvaginalBbleedingBofBunknownBoriginBisBp
resent.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBultrasoundBtransducerBisBusuallyBplacedBonBtheBsideBofBtheButerusBoverBtheBbaby's
Bback,BasBtheBfetalBheartBisBheardBbestBthere.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBspiralBelectrodeBisBusedBtoBmoreBaccuratelyBdetermineBtheBfrequency,Bduration,Band
BintensityBofButerineBcontractions.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBheartBrateBfromBaBwell-
appliedBfetalBspiralBelectrodeBcanBonlyBbeBfetal,BnotBmaternal.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBintrauterineBcatheterBisBusedBtoBpickBupBtheBfetalBheartBrate.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BTheBinternalBspiralBelectrodeBmayBpickBupBtheBmaternalBheartBrateBifBtheBbabyBhasBdie
d.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BFetalBarrhythmiasBcanBbeBseenBonBbothBinternalBandBexternalBmonitorBtracings.B-
BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariabilityBandBperiodicBchangesBcanBbeBdetectedBwithBbothBinternalBandBexternalBmonit
oring.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariableBdecelerationsBareBaBresultBofBcordBcompression.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBpresenceBofBFHRBaccelerationsBinBtheBintrapartumBandBantepartumBperiodsBisBaBsig
nBofBadequateBfetalBoxygenation.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariableBdecelerationsBareBaBvagalBresponse.B-BAnswerTrue

, T/F:BLateBdecelerationsBhaveBaBgradualBdecreaseBinBFHRB(onsetBtoBnadirB30Bseconds)BandBar
eBdelayedBinBtimingBwithBtheBnadirBofBtheBdecelerationBoccurringBafterBtheBpeakBofBtheBcon
traction.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BTheBfetalBheartBrateBbaselineBcanBbeBdeterminedBduringBperiodsBofBmarkedBvariability.B-
BAnswerFalse



T/F:BAnythingBthatBaffectsBmaternalBbloodBflowB(cardiacBoutput)BcanBaffectBtheBbloodBflowBt
hroughBtheBplacenta.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariableBdecelerationsBareBtheBmostBfrequentlyBseenBfetalBheartBrateBdecelerationBpatter
nBinBlabor.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BMinimalBvariabilityBisBalwaysBanBindicatorBofBhypoxiaBandBaBCesareanBsectionBisBindicate
d.B-BAnswerFalse



WhatBisByourBfirstBinterventionBinBmanagementBofBaBpatientBexperiencingBvariableBdecelerati
ons?

a.BImmediateBdelivery

b.BChangeBmaternalBposition

c.BNoBtreatmentBindicated

d.BOxygen

e.BStopBoxytocinBinfusionB-BAnswerb.BChangeBmaternalBposition



EtiologyBofBaBbaselineBFHRBofB165bpmBoccurringBforBtheBlastBhourBcanBbe:

1.BMaternalBsupineBhypotension

2.BMaternalBfever

3.BMaternalBdehydration

4.BUnknown

a.B1BandB2

b.B1,B2BandB3

c.B2,B3BandB4B-BAnswerc.B2,B3BandB4