AWHONN ADVANCED FETAL MONITORING EXAM
COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2024-2025
|GUARANTEED PASS A+
Where does the electrical impulse that governs heart
rate and rhythm originate? - Answer-in the SA Node
located in the right atrium
Where does the electrical impulse that governs heart
rate and rhythm spread from the SA node? - Answer-
downward to the atrioventricular (AV) node, the bundle
of His, & the Purkinje fibers
What are some causes of arythmias? - Answer-- 99%
disappear shortly after birth & pose no long term
consequences
- Most of the patterns are premature beats
- Most are benign
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Congenital malformations of the heart
, - Infection
- Acidosis
- Hydrops fetalis
What are characteristics of a dysrhythmia on an FHR
strip? - Answer-- Irregular but organized pattern
- Excursions can be either below or above the
baseline and look like "hatch marks"
What interventions are required if you see a
dysrhythmia? - Answer-- If the monitor has a logic switch,
turn it to the off position
- Evaluate the FHTs with a fetoscope
- Evaluate variability between dysrhythmic episodes
- Identify causal factors that can contribute to
dysrhythmic development (hypoxia, infection)
- Notify the collaborative physician or midwife of the
findings
COMPLETE ACTUAL EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT ANSWERS (100% CORRECT VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS) LATEST UPDATED VERSION 2024-2025
|GUARANTEED PASS A+
Where does the electrical impulse that governs heart
rate and rhythm originate? - Answer-in the SA Node
located in the right atrium
Where does the electrical impulse that governs heart
rate and rhythm spread from the SA node? - Answer-
downward to the atrioventricular (AV) node, the bundle
of His, & the Purkinje fibers
What are some causes of arythmias? - Answer-- 99%
disappear shortly after birth & pose no long term
consequences
- Most of the patterns are premature beats
- Most are benign
- Electrolyte imbalance
- Congenital malformations of the heart
, - Infection
- Acidosis
- Hydrops fetalis
What are characteristics of a dysrhythmia on an FHR
strip? - Answer-- Irregular but organized pattern
- Excursions can be either below or above the
baseline and look like "hatch marks"
What interventions are required if you see a
dysrhythmia? - Answer-- If the monitor has a logic switch,
turn it to the off position
- Evaluate the FHTs with a fetoscope
- Evaluate variability between dysrhythmic episodes
- Identify causal factors that can contribute to
dysrhythmic development (hypoxia, infection)
- Notify the collaborative physician or midwife of the
findings
