NCC EFM practice Questions and Answers 2026

NCC EFM practice Questions and
Answers 2026
WhichBofBtheBfollowingBfactorsBcanBhaveBaBnegativeBeffectBonButerineBbloodBflow?

a.BHypertension

b.BEpidural

c.BHemorrhage

d.BDiabetes

e.BAllBofBtheBaboveB-BAnswere.BAllBofBtheBabove



StimulatingBtheBvagusBnerveBtypicallyBproduces:

a.BABdecreaseBinBtheBheartBrate

b.BAnBincreaseBinBtheBheartBrate

c.BAnBincreaseBinBstrokeBvolume

d.BNoBchangeB-BAnswera.BABdecreaseBinBtheBheartBrate



TheBvagusBnerveBbeginsBmaturationB26BtoB28Bweeks.BItsBdominanceBresultsBinBwhatBeffectBt
oBtheBFHRBbaseline?

a.BIncreasesBbaseline

b.BDecreasesBbaselineB-BAnswerb.BDecreasesBbaseline



T/F:BTheBmostBcommonBartifactBwithBtheBultrasoundBtransducerBsystemBforBfetalBheartBrateBi
sBincreasedBvariability.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BAllBfetalBmonitorsBcontainBaBlogicBsystemBdesignedBtoBrejectBartifact.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BFetalBarrhythmiasBcanBbeBseenBonBbothBinternalBandBexternalBmonitorBtracings.B-
BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariabilityBandBperiodicBchangesBcanBbeBdetectedBwithBbothBinternalBandBexternalBmonit
oring.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BVariableBdecelerationsBareBaBvagalBresponse.B-BAnswerTrue

,T/F:BVariableBdecelerationsBareBtheBmostBfrequentlyBseenBfetalBheartBrateBdecelerationBpatter
nBinBlabor.B-BAnswerTrue



EtiologyBofBaBbaselineBFHRBofB165bpmBoccurringBforBtheBlastBhourBcanBbe:

1.BMaternalBsupineBhypotension

2.BMaternalBfever

3.BMaternalBdehydration

4.BUnknown

a.B1BandB2

b.B1,B2BandB3

c.B2,B3BandB4B-BAnswerc.B2,B3BandB4



TheBmostBprevalentBriskBfactorBassociatedBwithBfetalBdeathBbeforeBtheBonsetBofBlaborBis:

a.BLowBsocioeconomicBstatus

b.BFetalBmalpresentation

c.BUteroplacentalBinsufficiency

d.BUterineBanomaliesB-BAnswerc.BUteroplacentalBinsufficiency



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBconditionsBisBnotBanBindicationBforBantepartumBfetalBsurveillance?

a.BGestationalBhypertension

b.BDiabetesBinBpregnancy

c.BFetusBinBbreechBpresentation

d.BDecreasedBfetalBmovementB-BAnswerc.BFetusBinBbreechBpresentation



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBdoesBnotBaffectBtheBdegreeBofBfetalBactivity?

a.BVibroacousticBstimulation

b.BSmoking

c.BFetalBposition

d.BGestationalBageB-BAnswera.BVibroacousticBstimulation

,T/F:BUmbilicalBcordBinfluencesBthatBcanBalterBbloodBflowBincludeBtrueBknots,Bhematomas,Ban
dBnumberBofBumbilicalBvessels.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BLowBamplitudeBcontractionsBareBnotBanBearlyBsignBofBpretermBlabor.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BCorticosteroidBadministrationBmayBcauseBanBincreaseBinBFHRBaccelerations.B-BAnswerFalse



T/F:BCorticosteroidBadministrationBmayBcauseBanBincreaseBinBFHR.B-BAnswerTrue



T/F:BContractionsBcauseBanBincreaseBinButerineBvenousBpressureBandBaBdecreaseBinButerineBa
rteryBperfusion.B-BAnswerTrue



AsBaBresultBofBtheBintrinsicBfetalBresponseBtoBoxygenBdeprivation,BincreasedBcatecholamineBle
velsBcauseBtheBperipheralBbloodBflowBtoBdecreaseBwhileBtheBbloodBflowBtoBvitalBorgansBincr
eases.BTheseBflowBchangesBalongBwithBincreasedBcatecholamineBsecretionsBhaveBwhatBeffectB
onBfetalBbloodBpressureBandBfetalBheartBrate?B

A.BIncreaseBBPBandBincreaseBHR

B.BIncreaseBBPBandBdecreaseBHR

C.BDecreaseBBPBandBincreaseBHR

D.BDecreaseBBPBandBdecreaseBHRB-BAnswerB.BIncreaseBBPBandBdecreaseBHR



DuringBaBtermBantepartumBNSTB(non-
stressBtest),ByouBnoticeBseveralBvariableBdecelerationsBthatBdecreaseBatBleastB15BbpmBandBla
stBatBleastB15BsecBlong.BWhichBofBtheBfollowingBisBtheBleastBlikelyBexplanation?

A.BTrueBknot

B.BGestationalBdiabetes

C.BUmbilicalBcordBentanglement

D.BOligohydramniosB-BAnswerB.BGestationalBdiabetes



AllBofBtheBfollowingBareBlikelyBcausesBofBprolongedBdecelerationsBexcept:

A.BUterineBtachysystole

B.BProlapsedBcord

C.BMaternalBhypotension

, D.BMaternalBfeverB-BAnswerD.BMaternalBfever



AllBofBtheBfollowingBcouldBlikelyBcauseBminimalBvariabilityBinBFHRBexcept

A.BMagnesiumBsulfateBadministration

B.BFetalBsleepBcycle

C.BNarcoticBadministration

D.BEphedrineBadministrationB-BAnswerD.BEphedrineBadministration



WhenBanBIUPCBhasBbeenBplaced,BMontevideoBunitsBmustBbeB___BorBgreaterBforBadequateBc
ervicalBchangeBtoBoccur.

A.B100

B.B200

C.B300

D.B400B-BAnswerB.B200



WhatBwouldBbeBaBsuspectedBpHBinBaBfetusBwhoseBFHTsBincludedBrecurrentBlateBdeceleration
sBduringBlabor?

A.B7.10

B.B7.26

C.B7.32

D.B7.41B-BAnswerA.B7.10



TheBnurseBnotesBaBpatternBofBdecelerationsBonBtheBfetalBmonitorBthatBbeginsBshortlyBafterBt
heBcontractionBandBreturnsBtoBbaselineBjustBbeforeBtheBcontractionBisBover.BTheBcorrectBnurs
ingBresponseBisBto:

a.BGiveBtheBwomanBoxygenBbyBfacemaskBatB8-10BL/min

b.BPositionBtheBwomanBonBherBoppositeBside

c.BIncreaseBtheBrateBofBtheBwoman'sBintravenousBfluid

d.BContinueBtoBobserveBandBrecordBtheBnormalBpatternB-
BAnswerd.BContinueBtoBobserveBandBrecordBtheBnormalBpattern