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NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING CERTIFICATION (EFM) EXAM, PRACTICE EXAM AND TEST BANK 2024 | ACCURATE REAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | EXPERT VERIFIED FOR GUARANTEED PASS | GRADED A

Oxygen is transferred from mom to fetus via the placenta through?: Passive (Simple) Diffusion 2. Intervillous space perfusion is dependent on?: Adequate Uterine Blood Flow 3. Maternal Fetal Exchange is best promoted by which maternal position?: - Either Rt or Lt Lateral 4. What is transfer down the concentration gradient from higher to lower NCC EFM Exam Practice Questions With Verified Answers Latest Updated 2024/2025 Graded A+ 2 / 3 called?: Diffusion 5. The most likely physical rati...

What are some important factors (risks) to consider when evaluating a fetal heart rate strip? - --*PNLs* (abnormal?) --weight gain/loss --Maternal age --*Gestational age* --*MATERNAL vital signs* --*Membrane status* --*Cervical exam* What are the easiest ways for assessment of maternal oxygenation status? - *Pulse Ox* (& other vital signs, RR) *Blood gas* (if indicated, asthma exacerbation) *Lung soungs* (pneumonia, pulmonary edema?) What effect can *HTN/Preeclampsia* have on the Pla...

EFM Exam Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 Graded A+ Hypoxemia - Answer ️️ -Decreased oxygen in blood Hypoxia - Answer ️️ -Not enough oxygen to supply organs Normal fetal PO2 - Answer ️️ -15-25 mmhm What factors can change the maternal HR? - Answer ️️ -Intrinsic pacemakers (SA & AV node) Cardiac conduction system Autonomic regulation... Sympathetic, parasympathetic Humoral factors (catecholamines) Extrinsic factors (medications) Local factors (Ca, K) What are t...

CEFM Practice Test Questions and Answers Already Passed The paper speed used with EFM in North America is: a. 1cm/min b. 2cm/min c. 3cm/min - Answer ️️ -C. 3cm/min The US transducer on the EFM measures the a. Electrical signal of the fetal heart b. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves c. R to R intervals of the fetal heart - Answer ️️ -b. Mechanical movement of the fetal heart reflected off of sound waves The purpose of the autocorrelation in ext...

Electronic Fetal Monitoring Practice Questions and Answers Latest Updated 2024 Graded A+ 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 contr...

C-EFM Practice Questions with 100% Correct Answers In comparing early and late decelerations, a distinguishing factor between the two is A. Onset time to the nadir of the deceleration B. The # of decels that occur C. Timing in relation to contractions - Answer ️️ -C. Timjng in relation to ctx The underlying cause of early decelerations is decreased A. Baroreceptors response B. Increased peripheral resistance C. Vagal reflex - Answer ️️ - Betamethasone can increase or decrease F...

C-EFM Questions and Answers Latest Updated Baseline Rate - Answer ️️ -approximate mean FHR rounded to increments of 5bp during a 10 min segment excluding periodic or episodic changes, periods of marked variability and segments of baseline that differs by greater than 25 bpm. In any 10 minute window, the minimum baseline duration must be at least 2 min. or the baseline for that period is indeterminate. In this case, one may need to refer to the previous 10 min segment for determination o...

C-EFM Questions and Answers Latest Update 2024 What is the primary goal of fetal monitoring? - Answer ️️ -To prevent fetal and maternal morbidity and mortality (prevent injury and death to mother and baby) In 2004 JCAHO Sentinel Event Alert #30 recommends - Answer ️️ -Standard terminology to prevent perinatal sentinel events What was the root cause of perinatal/infant death or permanent disability? (72%) - Answer ️️ - Communication What is the only true auscultation tool avai...

NCC EFM Exam Breakdown & Study Guide Already Passed Content on exam - Answer ️️ --Pattern recognition & intervention: 70% -Physiology: 11% -Fetal assessment methods: 9% -EFM equipment: 5% -Professional issues: 5% Pattern recognition & intervention - Answer ️️ --FHR baseline -FHR variability -FHR accelerations -FHR decelerations -Normal uterine activity -Abnormal uterine activity -Fetal dysrhythmias -Maternal complications -Uteroplacental complications -Fetal comp...