ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A pnurse pis pexplaining pto pa ppregnant ppatient pthe ppurpose pof pelectronic pfetal
pmonitoring. pWhich pof pthe pfollowing pstatements pby pthe pnurse pis pthe pmost
paccurate pway pto pdescribe pthe ppurpose pof pEFM?
a. p"EFM pis pa pdiagnostic pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR
pand pyour puterine pcontractions.
b. p"EFM pis pa pscreening pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR
pand pyour puterine pcontractions."
c."EFM pis pa pscreening pprocedure pthat ponly pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por
pFHR." p
d. p"EFM pis pa pdiagnostic pprocedure pthat ponly pmonitors pthe pfrequency, pduration,
pand pintensity pof pyour puterine pcontractions." p- pcorrect panswers p-b. p"EFM pis pa
pscreening pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR pand pyour
puterine pcontractions."
The pnurse pmeasures pfetal pwell pbeing pduring plabor pby ppaying pattention pto:
, a. pthe presponse pof pthe pFHR pto puterine pcontractions
b. pmom's pcomplaint pof ppain pduring pthe plabor p
c. pthe pFHR ponly
d. pthe pfrequency, pduration, pand pintensity pof pthe pmother's puterine pcontractions
ponly p- pcorrect panswers p-a. pthe presponse pof pthe pFHR pto puterine pcontractions
A pnursing pstudent pexplains pduring pher ppresentation pthat pthe p5 pfactors pfor
padequate pfetal poxygenation pinclude:
1. pnormal pmaternal p__________ p_________and pvolume pto pthe pplacenta
2. pnormal p___________ p___________in pthe pmaternal pblood
3. padequate pexchange pof p___________ pand pCO2 pin pthe pplacenta
4. pan popen p___________path pbetween pthe pplacenta pand pthe pfetus pthrough
pvessels pin pthe pumbillical pcord
5. pnormal pfetal pcirculatory pand p____________ p-carry pfunctions p- pcorrect panswers
p-1. pnormal pmaternal pblood pflow pand pvolume pto pplacenta
2. pnormal poxygen psaturation pin pthe pmaternal pblood
3. padequate pexchange pof poxygen pand pCO2 pin pthe ppalcenta
4. pan popen pcirculatory ppath pbetween pthe pplacenta pand pthe pfetus pthrough
pvessels pin pthe pumbillical pcord
5. pnormal pfetal pcirculatory pand poxygen-carrying pfunctions
While pmonitoring pa pbaby's pfetal pwell pbeing pusing pEFM, pthe pnurse precognizes
pthat pthe pbaby's pbaseline pfetal pheart prate pis pidentified pas pthe: p
a. paverage prate pof pa p30 pminute psegment pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic
pchanges
b. paverage prate pof pa p10 pminute psegment pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic
pchanges
c. paverage prate pof pa p20 pminute psegment pthat pdoes pnot pinclude pperiodic por
pepisodic pchanges p- pcorrect panswers p-b. paverage prate pof pa p10 pminute psegment
pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic pchanges
A pnurse pdetermines pthat pterm pbaby's pbaseline pfetal pheart prate pis p140 pbeats pper
pminute. pA pnurse pexplains pto pher ppatient pthat pthis pfetal pheart prate pis: p
a. pabnormal pbecause pit pis pnot pin pthe pnormal prange pof p90-100 pbears pperm
pminute pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm pfetus
b. pnormal pbecause pit pis pin pthe prange pof p110-160 pbpm pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm
pfetus
c. pabnormal pbecause pit pis pnot pin pthe pnormal prange pof p160-200 pbpm pfor pa pterm
por ppost pterm pfetus p- pcorrect panswers p-b. pnormal pbecause pit pis pin pthe prange pof
p110-160 pbpm pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm pfetus
The pnurse pdocuments pthat pthe pbaseline pheart prate pfor pa pfetus pis pbetween p120-
160 pbeats pper pminute. pBased pon pthis pfinding, pthe pnurse pcan pdetermine pthat pthe
pfetus pis:
a. ppost pterm
PRACTICE QUESTIONS WITH
VERIFIED ANSWERS
A pnurse pis pexplaining pto pa ppregnant ppatient pthe ppurpose pof pelectronic pfetal
pmonitoring. pWhich pof pthe pfollowing pstatements pby pthe pnurse pis pthe pmost
paccurate pway pto pdescribe pthe ppurpose pof pEFM?
a. p"EFM pis pa pdiagnostic pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR
pand pyour puterine pcontractions.
b. p"EFM pis pa pscreening pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR
pand pyour puterine pcontractions."
c."EFM pis pa pscreening pprocedure pthat ponly pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por
pFHR." p
d. p"EFM pis pa pdiagnostic pprocedure pthat ponly pmonitors pthe pfrequency, pduration,
pand pintensity pof pyour puterine pcontractions." p- pcorrect panswers p-b. p"EFM pis pa
pscreening pprocedure pthat pmonitors pyour pbaby's pheart prate por pFHR pand pyour
puterine pcontractions."
The pnurse pmeasures pfetal pwell pbeing pduring plabor pby ppaying pattention pto:
, a. pthe presponse pof pthe pFHR pto puterine pcontractions
b. pmom's pcomplaint pof ppain pduring pthe plabor p
c. pthe pFHR ponly
d. pthe pfrequency, pduration, pand pintensity pof pthe pmother's puterine pcontractions
ponly p- pcorrect panswers p-a. pthe presponse pof pthe pFHR pto puterine pcontractions
A pnursing pstudent pexplains pduring pher ppresentation pthat pthe p5 pfactors pfor
padequate pfetal poxygenation pinclude:
1. pnormal pmaternal p__________ p_________and pvolume pto pthe pplacenta
2. pnormal p___________ p___________in pthe pmaternal pblood
3. padequate pexchange pof p___________ pand pCO2 pin pthe pplacenta
4. pan popen p___________path pbetween pthe pplacenta pand pthe pfetus pthrough
pvessels pin pthe pumbillical pcord
5. pnormal pfetal pcirculatory pand p____________ p-carry pfunctions p- pcorrect panswers
p-1. pnormal pmaternal pblood pflow pand pvolume pto pplacenta
2. pnormal poxygen psaturation pin pthe pmaternal pblood
3. padequate pexchange pof poxygen pand pCO2 pin pthe ppalcenta
4. pan popen pcirculatory ppath pbetween pthe pplacenta pand pthe pfetus pthrough
pvessels pin pthe pumbillical pcord
5. pnormal pfetal pcirculatory pand poxygen-carrying pfunctions
While pmonitoring pa pbaby's pfetal pwell pbeing pusing pEFM, pthe pnurse precognizes
pthat pthe pbaby's pbaseline pfetal pheart prate pis pidentified pas pthe: p
a. paverage prate pof pa p30 pminute psegment pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic
pchanges
b. paverage prate pof pa p10 pminute psegment pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic
pchanges
c. paverage prate pof pa p20 pminute psegment pthat pdoes pnot pinclude pperiodic por
pepisodic pchanges p- pcorrect panswers p-b. paverage prate pof pa p10 pminute psegment
pthat pexcludes pperiodic por pepisodic pchanges
A pnurse pdetermines pthat pterm pbaby's pbaseline pfetal pheart prate pis p140 pbeats pper
pminute. pA pnurse pexplains pto pher ppatient pthat pthis pfetal pheart prate pis: p
a. pabnormal pbecause pit pis pnot pin pthe pnormal prange pof p90-100 pbears pperm
pminute pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm pfetus
b. pnormal pbecause pit pis pin pthe prange pof p110-160 pbpm pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm
pfetus
c. pabnormal pbecause pit pis pnot pin pthe pnormal prange pof p160-200 pbpm pfor pa pterm
por ppost pterm pfetus p- pcorrect panswers p-b. pnormal pbecause pit pis pin pthe prange pof
p110-160 pbpm pfor pa pterm por ppost pterm pfetus
The pnurse pdocuments pthat pthe pbaseline pheart prate pfor pa pfetus pis pbetween p120-
160 pbeats pper pminute. pBased pon pthis pfinding, pthe pnurse pcan pdetermine pthat pthe
pfetus pis:
a. ppost pterm
