NCC EFM practice exam questions with
complete solutions 2024
Which jof jthe jfollowing jfactors jcan jhave ja jnegative jeffect jon juterine jblood
jflow?
a. jHypertension
b. jEpidural
c. jHemorrhage
d. jDiabetes
e. jAll jof jthe jabove j- jANS✓✓-e. jAll jof jthe jabove
Stimulating jthe jvagus jnerve jtypically jproduces:
a. jA jdecrease jin jthe jheart jrate
b. jAn jincrease jin jthe jheart jrate
c. jAn jincrease jin jstroke jvolume
d. jNo jchange j- jANS✓✓-a. jA jdecrease jin jthe jheart jrate
The jvagus jnerve jbegins jmaturation j26 jto j28 jweeks. jIts jdominance jresults jin
jwhat jeffect jto jthe jFHR jbaseline?
a. jIncreases jbaseline
b. jDecreases jbaseline j- jANS✓✓-b. jDecreases jbaseline
The jmost jprevalent jrisk jfactor jassociated jwith jfetal jdeath jbefore jthe jonset jof
jlabor jis:
a. jLow jsocioeconomic jstatus
b. jFetal jmalpresentation
c. jUteroplacental jinsufficiency
d. jUterine janomalies j- jANS✓✓-c. jUteroplacental jinsufficiency
Which jof jthe jfollowing jconditions jis jnot jan jindication jfor jantepartum jfetal
jsurveillance?
a. jGestational jhypertension
b. jDiabetes jin jpregnancy
c. jFetus jin jbreech jpresentation
d. jDecreased jfetal jmovement j- jANS✓✓-c. jFetus jin jbreech jpresentation
Which jof jthe jfollowing jdoes jnot jaffect jthe jdegree jof jfetal jactivity?
a. jVibroacoustic jstimulation
b. jSmoking
c. jFetal jposition
d. jGestational jage j- jANS✓✓-a. jVibroacoustic jstimulation
T/F: jLow jamplitude jcontractions jare jnot jan jearly jsign jof jpreterm jlabor. j-
jANS✓✓-False
T/F: jCorticosteroid jadministration jmay jcause jan jincrease jin jFHR jaccelerations.
j- jANS✓✓-False
T/F: jCorticosteroid jadministration jmay jcause jan jincrease jin jFHR. j- jANS✓✓-
True
T/F: jContractions jcause jan jincrease jin juterine jvenous jpressure jand ja jdecrease
jin juterine jartery jperfusion. j- jANS✓✓-True
As ja jresult jof jthe jintrinsic jfetal jresponse jto joxygen jdeprivation, jincreased
jcatecholamine jlevels jcause jthe jperipheral jblood jflow jto jdecrease jwhile jthe
jblood jflow jto jvital jorgans jincreases. jThese jflow jchanges jalong jwith jincreased
jcatecholamine jsecretions jhave jwhat jeffect jon jfetal jblood jpressure jand jfetal
jheart jrate? j
A. jIncrease jBP jand jincrease jHR
B. jIncrease jBP jand jdecrease jHR
C. jDecrease jBP jand jincrease jHR
D. jDecrease jBP jand jdecrease jHR j- jANS✓✓-B. jIncrease jBP jand jdecrease jHR
During ja jterm jantepartum jNST j(non-stress jtest), jyou jnotice jseveral jvariable
jdecelerations jthat jdecrease jat jleast j15 jbpm jand jlast jat jleast j15 jsec jlong.
jWhich jof jthe jfollowing jis jthe jleast jlikely jexplanation?
A. jTrue jknot
B. jGestational jdiabetes
C. jUmbilical jcord jentanglement
D. jOligohydramnios j- jANS✓✓-B. jGestational jdiabetes
All jof jthe jfollowing jare jlikely jcauses jof jprolonged jdecelerations jexcept:
A. jUterine jtachysystole
B. jProlapsed jcord
C. jMaternal jhypotension
, D. jMaternal jfever j- jANS✓✓-D. jMaternal jfever
All jof jthe jfollowing jcould jlikely jcause jminimal jvariability jin jFHR jexcept
A. jMagnesium jsulfate jadministration
B. jFetal jsleep jcycle
C. jNarcotic jadministration
D. jEphedrine jadministration j- jANS✓✓-D. jEphedrine jadministration
When jan jIUPC jhas jbeen jplaced, jMontevideo junits jmust jbe j___ jor jgreater jfor
jadequate jcervical jchange jto joccur.
A. j100
B. j200
C. j300
D. j400 j- jANS✓✓-B. j200
What jwould jbe ja jsuspected jpH jin ja jfetus jwhose jFHTs jincluded jrecurrent jlate
jdecelerations jduring jlabor?
A. j7.10
B. j7.26
C. j7.32
D. j7.41 j- jANS✓✓-A. j7.10
The jnurse jnotes ja jpattern jof jdecelerations jon jthe jfetal jmonitor jthat jbegins
jshortly jafter jthe jcontraction jand jreturns jto jbaseline jjust jbefore jthe jcontraction
jis jover. jThe jcorrect jnursing jresponse jis jto:
a. jGive jthe jwoman joxygen jby jfacemask jat j8-10 jL/min
b. jPosition jthe jwoman jon jher jopposite jside
c. jIncrease jthe jrate jof jthe jwoman's jintravenous jfluid
d. jContinue jto jobserve jand jrecord jthe jnormal jpattern j- jANS✓✓-d. jContinue jto
jobserve jand jrecord jthe jnormal jpattern
Determining jthe jFHR jbaseline jrequires jthe jnurse jto japproximate jthe jmean jFHR
jrounded jto jincrements jof j5 jbpm jduring ja j___-minute jwindow j(excluding
jaccelerations jand jdecelerations).
A. j2
B. j5
C. j10
D. j20 j- jANS✓✓-C. j10
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