NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Questions and Answers Updated 2026

NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring
Certification Questions and Answers
Updated 2026
WhichMofMtheMfollowingMfactorsMcanMhaveMaMnegativeMeffectMonMuterineMbloodMflow?

a.MHypertension

b.MEpidural

c.MHemorrhage

d.MDiabetes

e.MAllMofMtheMaboveM-MAnswerMe.MAllMofMtheMabove



HowMdoesMtheMfetusMcompensateMforMdecreasedMmaternalMcirculatingMvolume?

a.MIncreasesMcardiacMoutputMbyMincreasingMstrokeMvolume.

b.MIncreasesMcardiacMoutputMbyMincreasingMit'sMheartMrate.

c.MIncreasesMcardiacMoutputMbyMincreasingMfetalMmovement.M-
MAnswerMb.MIncreasesMcardiacMoutputMbyMincreasingMit'sMheartMrate.



StimulatingMtheMvagusMnerveMtypicallyMproduces:

a.MAMdecreaseMinMtheMheartMrate

b.MAnMincreaseMinMtheMheartMrate

c.MAnMincreaseMinMstrokeMvolume

d.MNoMchangeM-MAnswerMa.MAMdecreaseMinMtheMheartMrate



WhatMinitiallyMcausesMaMchemoreceptorMresponse?

a.MEpidurals

b.MSupineMmaternalMposition

c.MIncreasedMCO2Mlevels

d.MDecreasedMO2Mlevels

e.MAM&MC

f.MAM&MB

g.MCM&MDM-MAnswerMg.MCM&MD

,TheMvagusMnerveMbeginsMmaturationM26MtoM28Mweeks.MItsMdominanceMresultsMinMwha
tMeffectMtoMtheMFHRMbaseline?

a.MIncreasesMbaseline

b.MDecreasesMbaselineM-MAnswerMb.MDecreasesMbaseline



T/F:MOxygenMexchangeMinMtheMplacentaMtakesMplaceMinMtheMintervillousMspace.M-
MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMparasympatheticMnervousMsystemMisMaMcardioaccelerator.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MBaroreceptorsMareMstretchMreceptorsMwhichMrespondMtoMincreasesMorMdecreasesMin
MbloodMpressure.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MThereMareMtwoMelectronicMfetalMmonitoringMmethodsMofMobtainingMtheMfetalMhear
tMrate:MtheMultrasoundMtransducerMandMtheMfetalMspiralMelectrode.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MVariabilityMcanMbeMdeterminedMwithMtheMfetoscope.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MBecauseMtheMultrasoundMtransducerMandMtocoMtransducerMareMsealedMunits,Mthey
McanMbeMdippedMinMwarmMwaterMtoMmakeMcleaningMeasier.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMmostMcommonMartifactMwithMtheMultrasoundMtransducerMsystemMforMfetalMhe
artMrateMisMincreasedMvariability.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MAllMfetalMmonitorsMcontainMaMlogicMsystemMdesignedMtoMrejectMartifact.M-
MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMmonitorMshouldMalwaysMbeMtestedMbeforeMstartingMaMtracing,MeitherMexternal
MorMinternalMmodeMandMlabeledMaMtest.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMpaperMspeedMonMtheMfetalMmonitorMshouldMalwaysMbeMsetMatM1cm/min.M-
MAnswerMFalse

,T/F:MBothMinternalMandMexternalMmonitoringMmethodsMareMequallyMaccurateMmeansMof
MobtainingMtheMfetalMheartMrateMandMcontractionMpatterns.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMexternalMtocoMisMusuallyMplacedMoverMtheMuterineMfundusMtoMpickMupMcontr
actions.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMexternalMtocoMgivesMmeasurableMuterineMpressure.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMfetalMspiralMelectrodeMcanMbeMplacedMwhenMvaginalMbleedingMofMunknownM
originMisMpresent.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMultrasoundMtransducerMisMusuallyMplacedMonMtheMsideMofMtheMuterusMoverM
theMbaby'sMback,MasMtheMfetalMheartMisMheardMbestMthere.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMspiralMelectrodeMisMusedMtoMmoreMaccuratelyMdetermineMtheMfrequency,Mdur
ation,MandMintensityMofMuterineMcontractions.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMheartMrateMfromMaMwell-
appliedMfetalMspiralMelectrodeMcanMonlyMbeMfetal,MnotMmaternal.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMintrauterineMcatheterMisMusedMtoMpickMupMtheMfetalMheartMrate.M-
MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MTheMinternalMspiralMelectrodeMmayMpickMupMtheMmaternalMheartMrateMifMtheMba
byMhasMdied.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MFetalMarrhythmiasMcanMbeMseenMonMbothMinternalMandMexternalMmonitorMtracings.
M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MVariabilityMandMperiodicMchangesMcanMbeMdetectedMwithMbothMinternalMandMexter
nalMmonitoring.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MVariableMdecelerationsMareMaMresultMofMcordMcompression.M-MAnswerMTrue

, T/F:MTheMpresenceMofMFHRMaccelerationsMinMtheMintrapartumMandMantepartumMperiods
MisMaMsignMofMadequateMfetalMoxygenation.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MVariableMdecelerationsMareMaMvagalMresponse.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MLateMdecelerationsMhaveMaMgradualMdecreaseMinMFHRM(onsetMtoMnadirM30Msecond
s)MandMareMdelayedMinMtimingMwithMtheMnadirMofMtheMdecelerationMoccurringMafterMt
heMpeakMofMtheMcontraction.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MTheMfetalMheartMrateMbaselineMcanMbeMdeterminedMduringMperiodsMofMmarkedMv
ariability.M-MAnswerMFalse



T/F:MAnythingMthatMaffectsMmaternalMbloodMflowM(cardiacMoutput)McanMaffectMtheMbloo
dMflowMthroughMtheMplacenta.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MVariableMdecelerationsMareMtheMmostMfrequentlyMseenMfetalMheartMrateMdecelerati
onMpatternMinMlabor.M-MAnswerMTrue



T/F:MMinimalMvariabilityMisMalwaysManMindicatorMofMhypoxiaMandMaMCesareanMsectionMi
sMindicated.M-MAnswerMFalse



WhatMisMyourMfirstMinterventionMinMmanagementMofMaMpatientMexperiencingMvariableMd
ecelerations?

a.MImmediateMdelivery

b.MChangeMmaternalMposition

c.MNoMtreatmentMindicated

d.MOxygen

e.MStopMoxytocinMinfusionM-MAnswerMb.MChangeMmaternalMposition



EtiologyMofMaMbaselineMFHRMofM165bpmMoccurringMforMtheMlastMhourMcanMbe:

1.MMaternalMsupineMhypotension

2.MMaternalMfever

3.MMaternalMdehydration

4.MUnknown