NCC EFM test 1 with correct answers
Variable |decelerations |are |thought |to |be |caused |by:
A. |Fetal |head |compression
B. |Umbilical |cord |compression
c. |Uteroplacental |insufficiency |- |correct |answer-B. |Umbilical |cord |compression
An |appropriate |treatment |for |recurrent |variable |decelerations |with |moderate |variability |during |
second |stage |pushing |is:
A. |Amnioinfusion
B. |Modification |of |pushing |efforts
C. |Oxygen |at |10 |liters |per |nonrebreather |face |mask. |- |correct |answer-B. |Modification |of |pushing |
efforts
The |Primary |purpose |of |the |use |of |electronic |fetal |monitoring |is |to:
A. |Determine |if |the |fetus |is |well |oxygenated
B. |Document |fetal |status |throughout |labor
C. |Identify |the |fetus |at |risk |- |correct |answer-C. |Identify |the |fetus |at |risk
An |EFM |tracing |with |fetal |heart |rate |of |170 |beats |per |minute |and |moderate |variability |would |be |
classified |as:
A. |Abnormal |(category |III)
B. |Indeterminate |(category |II)
C. |Normal |(category |I) |- |correct |answer-B. |Indeterminate |(category |II)
When |variability |is |undetectable, |it |is |identified |as:
A. |Absent
B. |Decreased
C. |Indeterminate |- |correct |answer-A. |Absent
, When |periodic |fetal |heart |rate |patterns |occur, |they:
A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |contractions
B. |Are |classified |as |indeterminate
C. |Require |a |fetal |spiral |electrode |for |accurate |determination. |- |correct |answer-A. |Are |associated |with
|uterine |contractions
Interpretation |and |classification |of |fetal |heart |rate |patterns |are |determined:
A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |contractions
B. |Based |on |EFM |findings |observed |for |a |60 |minute |period |of |time.
C. |Retrospectively |according |to |the |fetal |outcome. |- |correct |answer-A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |
contractions
When |a |narcotic |is |given |to |a |woman |in |labor, |what |EFM |change |is |likely |to |occur?
A. |A |decrease |in |variability
B. |Blunting |of |the |accelerations
C. |Development |of |late |decelerations |- |correct |answer-A. |A |decrease |in |variability
Recurrent |decelerations |are |those |that |occur |with |50% |of |more |of |contractions |in |a |segment |of |how |
many |minutes?
A. |10
B. |20
C. |30 |- |correct |answer-B. |20
During |first |stage |of |labor |for |women |with |complications, |the |EFM |tracing |should |be |reviewed |every:
A. |15 |minutes
B. |30 |minutes
C. |60 |minutes |- |correct |answer-A. |15 |minutes
An |EFM |tracing |with |moderate |variability, |accelerations |and |intermittent |variable |decelerations |would
|be |classified |as:
Variable |decelerations |are |thought |to |be |caused |by:
A. |Fetal |head |compression
B. |Umbilical |cord |compression
c. |Uteroplacental |insufficiency |- |correct |answer-B. |Umbilical |cord |compression
An |appropriate |treatment |for |recurrent |variable |decelerations |with |moderate |variability |during |
second |stage |pushing |is:
A. |Amnioinfusion
B. |Modification |of |pushing |efforts
C. |Oxygen |at |10 |liters |per |nonrebreather |face |mask. |- |correct |answer-B. |Modification |of |pushing |
efforts
The |Primary |purpose |of |the |use |of |electronic |fetal |monitoring |is |to:
A. |Determine |if |the |fetus |is |well |oxygenated
B. |Document |fetal |status |throughout |labor
C. |Identify |the |fetus |at |risk |- |correct |answer-C. |Identify |the |fetus |at |risk
An |EFM |tracing |with |fetal |heart |rate |of |170 |beats |per |minute |and |moderate |variability |would |be |
classified |as:
A. |Abnormal |(category |III)
B. |Indeterminate |(category |II)
C. |Normal |(category |I) |- |correct |answer-B. |Indeterminate |(category |II)
When |variability |is |undetectable, |it |is |identified |as:
A. |Absent
B. |Decreased
C. |Indeterminate |- |correct |answer-A. |Absent
, When |periodic |fetal |heart |rate |patterns |occur, |they:
A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |contractions
B. |Are |classified |as |indeterminate
C. |Require |a |fetal |spiral |electrode |for |accurate |determination. |- |correct |answer-A. |Are |associated |with
|uterine |contractions
Interpretation |and |classification |of |fetal |heart |rate |patterns |are |determined:
A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |contractions
B. |Based |on |EFM |findings |observed |for |a |60 |minute |period |of |time.
C. |Retrospectively |according |to |the |fetal |outcome. |- |correct |answer-A. |Are |associated |with |uterine |
contractions
When |a |narcotic |is |given |to |a |woman |in |labor, |what |EFM |change |is |likely |to |occur?
A. |A |decrease |in |variability
B. |Blunting |of |the |accelerations
C. |Development |of |late |decelerations |- |correct |answer-A. |A |decrease |in |variability
Recurrent |decelerations |are |those |that |occur |with |50% |of |more |of |contractions |in |a |segment |of |how |
many |minutes?
A. |10
B. |20
C. |30 |- |correct |answer-B. |20
During |first |stage |of |labor |for |women |with |complications, |the |EFM |tracing |should |be |reviewed |every:
A. |15 |minutes
B. |30 |minutes
C. |60 |minutes |- |correct |answer-A. |15 |minutes
An |EFM |tracing |with |moderate |variability, |accelerations |and |intermittent |variable |decelerations |would
|be |classified |as:
