NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The nurse measures fetal well being during labor by paying attention
to:
a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
b. mom's complaint of pain during the labor
c. the FHR only
d. the frequency, duration, and intensity of the mother's uterine
contractions only
Answer: a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
●● A nursing student explains during her presentation that the 5 factors
for adequate fetal oxygenation include:
1. normal maternal __________ _________and volume to the placenta
2. normal ___________ ___________in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of ___________ and CO2 in the placenta
4. an open ___________path between the placenta and the fetus through
vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and ____________ -carry functions
Answer: 1. normal maternal blood flow and volume to placenta
,2. normal oxygen saturation in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the palcenta
4. an open circulatory path between the placenta and the fetus through
vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and oxygen-carrying functions
●● While monitoring a baby's fetal well being using EFM, the nurse
recognizes that the baby's baseline fetal heart rate is identified as the:
a. average rate of a 30 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic
changes
b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic
changes
c. average rate of a 20 minute segment that does not include periodic or
episodic changes
Answer: b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
●● A nurse determines that term baby's baseline fetal heart rate is 140
beats per minute. A nurse explains to her patient that this fetal heart rate
is:
a. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 90-100 bears perm
minute for a term or post term fetus
b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post
term fetus
, c. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 160-200 bpm for a
term or post term fetus
Answer: b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term
or post term fetus
●● The nurse documents that the baseline heart rate for a fetus is
between 120-160 beats per minute. Based on this finding, the nurse can
determine that the fetus is:
a. post term
b. term
c. premature
d. both a and b
Answer: c. premature
●● While keeping track of a patient's uterine contractions, the nurse
documents that the measurements of the beginning of one contraction to
the beginning of the next is occurring too frequently at quicker than
every 2 minutes. The nurse is measuring which of the following aspects
of a uterine contraction?
a. duration
b. frequency
c. intensity
d. resting tone or interval
CERTIFICATION EXAM SCRIPT VERIFIED
QUESTIONS WITH ACCURATE ANSWERS
●● The nurse measures fetal well being during labor by paying attention
to:
a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
b. mom's complaint of pain during the labor
c. the FHR only
d. the frequency, duration, and intensity of the mother's uterine
contractions only
Answer: a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
●● A nursing student explains during her presentation that the 5 factors
for adequate fetal oxygenation include:
1. normal maternal __________ _________and volume to the placenta
2. normal ___________ ___________in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of ___________ and CO2 in the placenta
4. an open ___________path between the placenta and the fetus through
vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and ____________ -carry functions
Answer: 1. normal maternal blood flow and volume to placenta
,2. normal oxygen saturation in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the palcenta
4. an open circulatory path between the placenta and the fetus through
vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and oxygen-carrying functions
●● While monitoring a baby's fetal well being using EFM, the nurse
recognizes that the baby's baseline fetal heart rate is identified as the:
a. average rate of a 30 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic
changes
b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic
changes
c. average rate of a 20 minute segment that does not include periodic or
episodic changes
Answer: b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
●● A nurse determines that term baby's baseline fetal heart rate is 140
beats per minute. A nurse explains to her patient that this fetal heart rate
is:
a. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 90-100 bears perm
minute for a term or post term fetus
b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post
term fetus
, c. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 160-200 bpm for a
term or post term fetus
Answer: b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term
or post term fetus
●● The nurse documents that the baseline heart rate for a fetus is
between 120-160 beats per minute. Based on this finding, the nurse can
determine that the fetus is:
a. post term
b. term
c. premature
d. both a and b
Answer: c. premature
●● While keeping track of a patient's uterine contractions, the nurse
documents that the measurements of the beginning of one contraction to
the beginning of the next is occurring too frequently at quicker than
every 2 minutes. The nurse is measuring which of the following aspects
of a uterine contraction?
a. duration
b. frequency
c. intensity
d. resting tone or interval
