NURS509A: External Fetal Monitoring
Questions with Answers 2025
ExternalAFetalAMonitoringA(EFM)AIntroductionA-AcorrectAanswers--
ElectronicAfetalAmonitoringAisAaAusefulAtoolAforAvisualizingAfetalAheartArateA(FHR)ApatternsAo
nAaAmonitorAscreenAorAprintedAtracingA
-
StandardizedAdefinitionsAforAcommonAFHRApatternsAhaveAbeenAadoptedAbyAACNMAACO
G,AAWHONN
GaugingAFetalAWellABeingA-AcorrectAanswers-FetalAwell-
beingAduringAlaborAisAgaugedAbyAresponseAofAtheAFHRA(FetalAHeartARate)AtoAUCsA(uterine
Acontractions)
5AessentialAcomponentsAofAEFMA-AcorrectAanswers--
FiveAessentialAcomponentsAincludingAbaselineAFHR,Avariability,Aaccelerations,Adecelerati
ons,AandAchangesAinAFHRAoverAtime
EFMATechniquesA-AcorrectAanswers--
IntermittentAAuscultationA(IA):AdoesAnotAprovideAaApermanentArecordA
-ContinuousAFHRAmonitoring:AmayAlimitAmovementA
-InternalAFHRAmonitoring
TypesAofADevicesAUsesA-AcorrectAanswers--DopplerA
-ExternalAPlacementsAofAMonitorsA
-FetalAMonitorA
normalA110-160
110-140AafterAborn
BaselineAFetalAHeartARateA-AcorrectAanswers--
BaselineAFHR:AAverageArateAduringAaA10minAsegmentA
,AnormalA110-160AbeatsAperAminute
PalpatingAContractionsA-AcorrectAanswers--
TheAfrequency,Aduration,Atone,AandAintensityAofAcontractionsAcanAbeAassessedAbyApalpatio
nA
>MildAorA1+A(easilyAdented)
'
>ModerateAorA2+A(canAslightlyAindent)
>StrongAorA3+A(CannotAindentAuterus)
Questions with Answers 2025
ExternalAFetalAMonitoringA(EFM)AIntroductionA-AcorrectAanswers--
ElectronicAfetalAmonitoringAisAaAusefulAtoolAforAvisualizingAfetalAheartArateA(FHR)ApatternsAo
nAaAmonitorAscreenAorAprintedAtracingA
-
StandardizedAdefinitionsAforAcommonAFHRApatternsAhaveAbeenAadoptedAbyAACNMAACO
G,AAWHONN
GaugingAFetalAWellABeingA-AcorrectAanswers-FetalAwell-
beingAduringAlaborAisAgaugedAbyAresponseAofAtheAFHRA(FetalAHeartARate)AtoAUCsA(uterine
Acontractions)
5AessentialAcomponentsAofAEFMA-AcorrectAanswers--
FiveAessentialAcomponentsAincludingAbaselineAFHR,Avariability,Aaccelerations,Adecelerati
ons,AandAchangesAinAFHRAoverAtime
EFMATechniquesA-AcorrectAanswers--
IntermittentAAuscultationA(IA):AdoesAnotAprovideAaApermanentArecordA
-ContinuousAFHRAmonitoring:AmayAlimitAmovementA
-InternalAFHRAmonitoring
TypesAofADevicesAUsesA-AcorrectAanswers--DopplerA
-ExternalAPlacementsAofAMonitorsA
-FetalAMonitorA
normalA110-160
110-140AafterAborn
BaselineAFetalAHeartARateA-AcorrectAanswers--
BaselineAFHR:AAverageArateAduringAaA10minAsegmentA
,AnormalA110-160AbeatsAperAminute
PalpatingAContractionsA-AcorrectAanswers--
TheAfrequency,Aduration,Atone,AandAintensityAofAcontractionsAcanAbeAassessedAbyApalpatio
nA
>MildAorA1+A(easilyAdented)
'
>ModerateAorA2+A(canAslightlyAindent)
>StrongAorA3+A(CannotAindentAuterus)