NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Exam Questions and Answers (2023/2024) (Verified Answers)

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NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification Exam

(Verified Answers)

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

ANS 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.

ANS Increases car-diac output by increasing it's heart rate.

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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

ANS 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: ANS 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

ANS Decreases baseline

6. T/F: Oxygen exchange in the placenta takes place in the intervillous

space ANS True

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7. T/F:The parasympathetic nervous system is a cardioaccelerator

ANS False

8. T/F: Baroreceptors are stretch receptors which respond to increases or

decreases in blood pressure

ANS True

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9. T/F: There are two electronic fetal monitoring methods of obtaining the

fetal heart rate: the ultrasound transducer and the fetal spiral electrode

ANS True

10. T/F:Variability can be determined with the fetoscope ANS False

11. T/F: Because the ultrasound transducer and toco transducer are sealed

units, they can be dipped in warm water to make cleaning easier ANS

False

12. T/F:The most common artifact with the ultrasound transducer system for

fetal heart rate is increased variability ANS True

13. T/F: All fetal monitors contain a logic system designed to reject artifact.-

: True

14. T/F:The monitor should always be tested before starting a tracing, either

external or internal mode and labeled a test ANS True

15. T/F:The paper speed on the fetal monitor should always be set at

1cm/min ANS False