NCC EFM COMPREHENSIVE TEST BANK PRACTICE EXAM
2026/2027 COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETALED RATIONALES
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ |FULL REVISED
EXAM
All of the following are components of a biophysical profile except:
a. Contraction stress test
b. Assessment of fetal breathing
c. Amniotic fluid volume measurement
d. Fetal movement assessment
a. Contraction stress test
A modified biophysical profile includes a nonstress test and:
a. Contraction stress test
b. Ultrasound assessment of fetal movement
c. Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume
d. Fetal movement counts
c. Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume
For a contraction stress test to be interpretable, you must have a
minimum of:
a. 5 contractions in a 10-minute window
b. 3 contractions in a 10-minute window
c. 4 contractions in a 10-minute window
d. 2 contractions in a 10-minute window
b. 3 contractions in a 10 minute window
,A negative contraction stress test is one in which:
a. No contractions are seen
b. There are late decelerations with > 50% of the contractions seen
c. There are no fetal heart rate late decelerations with the
contractions
d. There is one fetal heart rate deceleration seen
c. There are no fetal heart rate late decelerations with the
contractions
According to AWHONN, the normal baseline Fetal Heart Rate (FHR)
is
A. 90-150 bpm
B. 100-170 bpm
C. 110-160 bpm
D. 120-140 bpm
C. 110-160 bpm
What are the two most important characteristics of the FHR?
A. Rate and decelerations
B. Variability and accelerations
C. Variability and decelerations
D. Rate and variability
B. Variability and accelerations
,You recognize that an FHR tracing has been showing a decrease in
variability for the last 45 minutes. Your first intervention should be to
A. Encourage ambulation
B. Administer oxygen
C. Discontinue IV fluids
D. Increase Pitocin rate
B. Administer oxygen
Resuscitation measures improves the baby's variability, but the FHR
is still not reactive. You attempt fetal scalp stimulation (FSE) because
you know that a well-oxygenated fetus will respond to FSE with a(n)
A. Acceleration
B. Deceleration
C. Fetal movement
D. Sleep pattern
A. Acceleration
You are evaluating a patient in the Prenatal Testing Department who
has just completed a biophysical profile (BPP). You suspect that
there could be chronic fetal asphyxia because the score is below
A. 10
B. 6
C. 8
B. 6
, When using a fetal scalp electrode (FSE), you notice an abnormally
low FHR on the monitor. You should first
A. Compare maternal pulse simultaneously with FHR
B. Remove FSE
C. Call the doctor immediately
D. Turn off the monitor
A. Compare maternal pulse simultaneously with FHR
As a result of the intrinsic fetal response to oxygen deprivation,
increased catecholamine levels cause the peripheral blood flow to
decrease while the blood flow to vital organs increases. These flow
changes along with increased catecholamine secretions have what
effect on fetal blood pressure and fetal heart rate?
A. Increase BP and increase HR
B. Increase BP and decrease HR
C. Decrease BP and increase HR
D. Decrease BP and decrease HR
B. Increase BP and decrease HR
2026/2027 COMPLETE ACCURATE EXAM REAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS WITH DETALED RATIONALES
(100% CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS) CURRENTLY UPDATED
VERSION 2026 EDITION |GUARANTEED PASS A+ |FULL REVISED
EXAM
All of the following are components of a biophysical profile except:
a. Contraction stress test
b. Assessment of fetal breathing
c. Amniotic fluid volume measurement
d. Fetal movement assessment
a. Contraction stress test
A modified biophysical profile includes a nonstress test and:
a. Contraction stress test
b. Ultrasound assessment of fetal movement
c. Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume
d. Fetal movement counts
c. Ultrasound assessment of amniotic fluid volume
For a contraction stress test to be interpretable, you must have a
minimum of:
a. 5 contractions in a 10-minute window
b. 3 contractions in a 10-minute window
c. 4 contractions in a 10-minute window
d. 2 contractions in a 10-minute window
b. 3 contractions in a 10 minute window
,A negative contraction stress test is one in which:
a. No contractions are seen
b. There are late decelerations with > 50% of the contractions seen
c. There are no fetal heart rate late decelerations with the
contractions
d. There is one fetal heart rate deceleration seen
c. There are no fetal heart rate late decelerations with the
contractions
According to AWHONN, the normal baseline Fetal Heart Rate (FHR)
is
A. 90-150 bpm
B. 100-170 bpm
C. 110-160 bpm
D. 120-140 bpm
C. 110-160 bpm
What are the two most important characteristics of the FHR?
A. Rate and decelerations
B. Variability and accelerations
C. Variability and decelerations
D. Rate and variability
B. Variability and accelerations
,You recognize that an FHR tracing has been showing a decrease in
variability for the last 45 minutes. Your first intervention should be to
A. Encourage ambulation
B. Administer oxygen
C. Discontinue IV fluids
D. Increase Pitocin rate
B. Administer oxygen
Resuscitation measures improves the baby's variability, but the FHR
is still not reactive. You attempt fetal scalp stimulation (FSE) because
you know that a well-oxygenated fetus will respond to FSE with a(n)
A. Acceleration
B. Deceleration
C. Fetal movement
D. Sleep pattern
A. Acceleration
You are evaluating a patient in the Prenatal Testing Department who
has just completed a biophysical profile (BPP). You suspect that
there could be chronic fetal asphyxia because the score is below
A. 10
B. 6
C. 8
B. 6
, When using a fetal scalp electrode (FSE), you notice an abnormally
low FHR on the monitor. You should first
A. Compare maternal pulse simultaneously with FHR
B. Remove FSE
C. Call the doctor immediately
D. Turn off the monitor
A. Compare maternal pulse simultaneously with FHR
As a result of the intrinsic fetal response to oxygen deprivation,
increased catecholamine levels cause the peripheral blood flow to
decrease while the blood flow to vital organs increases. These flow
changes along with increased catecholamine secretions have what
effect on fetal blood pressure and fetal heart rate?
A. Increase BP and increase HR
B. Increase BP and decrease HR
C. Decrease BP and increase HR
D. Decrease BP and decrease HR
B. Increase BP and decrease HR
