NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification Exam Question Bank with 450+ Questions and

NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification Exam Question Bank with 450+ Questions and 100% Correct Answer (Updated 2023/2024 NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification Exam Question Bank with 450+ Questions and 100% Correct Answer (Updated 2023) When the hydrogen ion content in the blood rises, the pH A. Lowers B. Neutralizes C. Rises --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- A. Lowers A woman receives terbutaline for an external version. You may expect what on the fetal heart tracing? A. Decrease in variability B. Increase in baseline C. No change --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. Increase in baseline What affect does magnesium sulfate have on the fetal heart rate? A. Decreases variability B. Increases variability C. No change --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- A. Decreases variability NICHD guidelines apply only to A. Intrapartum patients B. Internal monitoring of fetal heart rate C. Interpreting tracings of good quality --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- C. Interpreting tracings of good quality According to NICHD terminology, variability can be accurately accessed A. Visually, by determining the number of R to R intervals in a one minute period B. Visually, by determining the amplitude of the FHR change in bpm from the baseline C. Only when a fetal spiral electrode is in place --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. Visually, by determining the amplitude of the FHR change in bpm from the baseline When looking at the fetal heart rate, the most important characteristic to determine the absence of metabolic acidemia is A. Absence of late decelerations B. Baseline rate within normal range C. Presence of moderate variability --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- C. Presence of moderate variability NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring (EFM) Certification Exam Question Bank with 450+ Questions and 100% Correct Answer (Updated 2023/2024 Sinusoidal pattern can be documented when A. Cycles are 4-6 beats per minute in frequency B. The pattern lasts 20 minutes or longer C. There is moderate or minimal variability --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. The pattern lasts 20 minutes or longer Vagal stimulation would be manifested as what type of fetal heart rate pattern? A. Acceleration B. Early deceleration C. Tachycardia --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. Early deceleration Which fetal monitoring pattern is characteristic of cephalopelvic disproportion, especially when seen at the onset of labor? A. Early deceleration B. Late deceleration C. Variable deceleration --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- A. Early deceleration A risk of amnioinfusion is A. Prolonged labor B. Uterine overdistension C. Water intoxication --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. Uterine overdistension A fetal heart rate pattern that the NICHD has identified as predictive of current or impending fetal asphyxia so severe that the fetus is at risk of neurologic damage or death is A. Baseline tachycardia with absent variability B. Minimal baseline variability with recurrent late decelerations C. Recurrent late or variable decelerations with absent variability --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- C. Recurrent late or variable decelerations with absent variability A fetal heart rate pattern that can occur when there is a prolapsed cord is A. Marked variability B. Prolonged decelerations C. Tachycardia --------- CORRECT ANSWER ----- B. Prolonged decelerations