AWHONN INTERMEDIATE FETAL
MONITORING UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The most highly oxygenated blood in fetal circulation is carried by:
Answer: C. Ductus venosus
●● If fetal arterial pressure begins to fall below normal levels:
Answer: A. Baroreceptors cause vasoconstriction and increase the FHR
●● Fetal heart rate variability is defined as fluctuations in the baseline
that are irregular in _____ and _____.
Answer: B. Amplitude and frequency
●● An increase in the fetal heart rate immediately preceding a variable
deceleration is caused by:
Answer: A. Occlusion of the umbilical vein
●● When assessing a FHR tracing, the first step is to:
Answer: C. Establish the baseline rate
, ●● Which deceleration in the FHR is considered benign and does not
require an intervention to correct?
Answer: A. Early deceleration
●● If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord
compression
Answer: B. Oxygenated blood may be restricted from being delivered to
the fetus
●● During a fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually ____.
Answer: C. Minimal
●● Uterine tachysystole is defined as:
Answer: B. >5 contractions in 10 mind over 30 minutes
●● Maternal-fetal oxygen and nutrient transfer takes place in the:
Answer: B. intervillous space
●● During a contraction, the tocodynamometer detects:
Answer: A. Pressure created by tensing of uterine muscle
●● Normal fetal heart rate baseline is:
Answer: C. 110-160 bpm
MONITORING UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● The most highly oxygenated blood in fetal circulation is carried by:
Answer: C. Ductus venosus
●● If fetal arterial pressure begins to fall below normal levels:
Answer: A. Baroreceptors cause vasoconstriction and increase the FHR
●● Fetal heart rate variability is defined as fluctuations in the baseline
that are irregular in _____ and _____.
Answer: B. Amplitude and frequency
●● An increase in the fetal heart rate immediately preceding a variable
deceleration is caused by:
Answer: A. Occlusion of the umbilical vein
●● When assessing a FHR tracing, the first step is to:
Answer: C. Establish the baseline rate
, ●● Which deceleration in the FHR is considered benign and does not
require an intervention to correct?
Answer: A. Early deceleration
●● If the umbilical vein is the only vessel occluded during cord
compression
Answer: B. Oxygenated blood may be restricted from being delivered to
the fetus
●● During a fetal sleep cycle, FHR variability is usually ____.
Answer: C. Minimal
●● Uterine tachysystole is defined as:
Answer: B. >5 contractions in 10 mind over 30 minutes
●● Maternal-fetal oxygen and nutrient transfer takes place in the:
Answer: B. intervillous space
●● During a contraction, the tocodynamometer detects:
Answer: A. Pressure created by tensing of uterine muscle
●● Normal fetal heart rate baseline is:
Answer: C. 110-160 bpm
