NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS <RECENT VERSION>

NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING CERTIFICATION EXAM STUDY GUIDE 2026 COMPLETE QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS || 100% GUARANTEED PASS &lt;RECENT VERSION&gt; 1. Which of the following factors can have a negative effect on uterine blood flow? a. Hypertension b. Epidural c. Hemorrhage d. Diabetes e. All of the above - ANSWER e. All of the above 2. How does the fetus compensate for decreased maternal circulating volume? a. Increases cardiac output by increasing stroke volume. b. Increases cardiac output by increasing it's heart rate. c. Increases cardiac output by increasing fetal movement. - ANSWER b. Increases cardiac output by increasing it's heart rate. 3. Stimulating the vagus nerve typically produces: a. A decrease in the heart rate b. An increase in the heart rate c. An increase in stroke volume d. No change - ANSWER a. A decrease in the heart rate 4. What initially causes a chemoreceptor response? a. Epidurals b. Supine maternal position c. Increased CO2 levels d. Decreased O2 levels e. A & C f. A & B g. C & D - ANSWER g. C & D 5. The vagus nerve begins maturation 26 to 28 weeks. Its dominance results in what effect to the FHR baseline? a. Increases baseline b. Decreases baseline - ANSWER b. Decreases baseline 6. T/F: Oxygen exchange in the placenta takes place in the intervillous space. - ANSWER True 7. T/F: The parasympathetic nervous system is a cardioaccelerator. - ANSWER False 8. T/F: Baroreceptors are stretch receptors which respond to increases or decreases in blood pressure. - ANSWER True 9. T/F: There are two electronic fetal monitoring methods of obtaining the fetal heart rate: the ultrasound transducer and the fetal spiral electrode. - ANSWER True 10. T/F: Variability can be determined with the fetoscope. - ANSWER False 11. A nurse is explaining to a pregnant patient the purpose of electronic fetal monitoring. Which of the following statements by the nurse is the most accurate way to describe the purpose of EFM? a. "EFM is a diagnostic procedure that monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR and your uterine contractions. b. "EFM is a screening procedure that monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR and your uterine contractions." c."EFM is a screening procedure that only monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR." d. "EFM is a diagnostic procedure that only monitors the frequency, duration, and intensity of your uterine contractions." - ANSWER b. "EFM is a screening procedure that monitors your baby's heart rate or FHR and your uterine contractions." 12. The nurse measures fetal well being during labor by paying attention to: a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions b. mom's complaint of pain during the labor c. the FHR only d. the frequency, duration, and intensity of the mother's uterine contractions only - ANSWER a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions 13. A nursing student explains during her presentation that the 5 factors for adequate fetal oxygenation include: 1. normal maternal __________ _________and volume to the placenta 2. normal ___________ ___________in the maternal blood 3. adequate exchange of ___________ and CO2 in the placenta 4. an open ___________path between the placenta and the fetus through vessels in the umbillical cord normal fetal circulatory and ____________ -carry functions - ANSWER 1. normal maternal blood flow and volume to placenta 2. normal oxygen saturation in the maternal blood 3. adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the palcenta 4. an open circulatory path between the placenta and the fetus through vessels in the umbillical cord normal fetal circulatory and oxygen-carrying functions 14. While monitoring a baby's fetal well being using EFM, the nurse recognizes that the baby's baseline fetal heart rate is identified as the: a. average rate of a 30 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic changes b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic changes c. average rate of a 20 minute segment that does not include periodic or episodic changes - ANSWER b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or episodic changes 15. A nurse determines that term baby's baseline fetal heart rate is 140 beats per minute. A nurse explains to her patient that this fetal heart rate is: a. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 90-100 bears perm minute for a term or post term fetus b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post term fetus c. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 160-200 bpm for a term or post term fetus - ANSWER b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post term fetus 16. The nurse documents that the baseline heart rate for a fetus is between 120 160 beats per minute. Based on this finding, the nurse can determine that the fetus is: a. post term b. term c. premature d. both a and b - ANSWER c. premature