NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉The nurse measures fetal well being during labor by paying
attention to:
a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
b. mom's complaint of pain during the labor
c. the FHR only
d. the frequency, duration, and intensity of the mother's uterine
contractions only. Answer: a. the response of the FHR to uterine
contractions
◉A nursing student explains during her presentation that the 5
factors for adequate fetal oxygenation include:
1. normal maternal __________ _________and volume to the placenta
2. normal ___________ ___________in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of ___________ and CO2 in the placenta
4. an open ___________path between the placenta and the fetus
through vessels in the umbillical cord
,5. normal fetal circulatory and ____________ -carry functions. Answer:
1. normal maternal blood flow and volume to placenta
2. normal oxygen saturation in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the palcenta
4. an open circulatory path between the placenta and the fetus
through vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and oxygen-carrying functions
◉While monitoring a baby's fetal well being using EFM, the nurse
recognizes that the baby's baseline fetal heart rate is identified as
the:
a. average rate of a 30 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
c. average rate of a 20 minute segment that does not include periodic
or episodic changes. Answer: b. average rate of a 10 minute segment
that excludes periodic or episodic changes
◉A nurse determines that term baby's baseline fetal heart rate is
140 beats per minute. A nurse explains to her patient that this fetal
heart rate is:
a. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 90-100 bears
perm minute for a term or post term fetus
, b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or
post term fetus
c. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 160-200 bpm for
a term or post term fetus. Answer: b. normal because it is in the
range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post term fetus
◉The nurse documents that the baseline heart rate for a fetus is
between 120-160 beats per minute. Based on this finding, the nurse
can determine that the fetus is:
a. post term
b. term
c. premature
d. both a and b. Answer: c. premature
◉While keeping track of a patient's uterine contractions, the nurse
documents that the measurements of the beginning of one
contraction to the beginning of the next is occurring too frequently
at quicker than every 2 minutes. The nurse is measuring which of
the following aspects of a uterine contraction?
a. duration
b. frequency
c. intensity
d. resting tone or interval. Answer: b. frequency
ACTUAL PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉The nurse measures fetal well being during labor by paying
attention to:
a. the response of the FHR to uterine contractions
b. mom's complaint of pain during the labor
c. the FHR only
d. the frequency, duration, and intensity of the mother's uterine
contractions only. Answer: a. the response of the FHR to uterine
contractions
◉A nursing student explains during her presentation that the 5
factors for adequate fetal oxygenation include:
1. normal maternal __________ _________and volume to the placenta
2. normal ___________ ___________in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of ___________ and CO2 in the placenta
4. an open ___________path between the placenta and the fetus
through vessels in the umbillical cord
,5. normal fetal circulatory and ____________ -carry functions. Answer:
1. normal maternal blood flow and volume to placenta
2. normal oxygen saturation in the maternal blood
3. adequate exchange of oxygen and CO2 in the palcenta
4. an open circulatory path between the placenta and the fetus
through vessels in the umbillical cord
5. normal fetal circulatory and oxygen-carrying functions
◉While monitoring a baby's fetal well being using EFM, the nurse
recognizes that the baby's baseline fetal heart rate is identified as
the:
a. average rate of a 30 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
b. average rate of a 10 minute segment that excludes periodic or
episodic changes
c. average rate of a 20 minute segment that does not include periodic
or episodic changes. Answer: b. average rate of a 10 minute segment
that excludes periodic or episodic changes
◉A nurse determines that term baby's baseline fetal heart rate is
140 beats per minute. A nurse explains to her patient that this fetal
heart rate is:
a. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 90-100 bears
perm minute for a term or post term fetus
, b. normal because it is in the range of 110-160 bpm for a term or
post term fetus
c. abnormal because it is not in the normal range of 160-200 bpm for
a term or post term fetus. Answer: b. normal because it is in the
range of 110-160 bpm for a term or post term fetus
◉The nurse documents that the baseline heart rate for a fetus is
between 120-160 beats per minute. Based on this finding, the nurse
can determine that the fetus is:
a. post term
b. term
c. premature
d. both a and b. Answer: c. premature
◉While keeping track of a patient's uterine contractions, the nurse
documents that the measurements of the beginning of one
contraction to the beginning of the next is occurring too frequently
at quicker than every 2 minutes. The nurse is measuring which of
the following aspects of a uterine contraction?
a. duration
b. frequency
c. intensity
d. resting tone or interval. Answer: b. frequency
