NCC ELECTRONIC FETAL MONITORING
PRACTICE PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉After applying the spiral electrode onto the baby's head, the nurse
needs to ensure that:
a. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's plate on her
chest and it is snapped to the adhesive patch
b. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's leg plate and it
is snapped to the adhesive patch
c. the spiral electrode wire is connected directly to the EFM machine.
Answer: b. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's leg
plate and it is snapped to the adhesive patch
◉The nurse practitioner observes as a nursing student from the
local university attempts to remove a spiral electrode. What is the
appropiate action of the nurse practitioner?
a. Intervene immediately and inform the patient to leave the spiral
electrode or the MD or midwife who are the only ones authorized to
turn it counterclockwise and remove it.
b. Praise the student and encourage her to turn the spiral electrode
counterclockwise to remove it.
, c. neither a or b. Answer: a. Intervene immediately and inform the
patient to leave the spiral electrode fro the MD or midwife who are
the only ones authorized to turn in counterclockwise and remove it.
◉When setting up an intrauterine pressure catheter on a patient,
one of the appropriate nursing actions should be to:
a. affix strap to patient's leg to prevent dislodgement
b. let strap remain detached from patient's leg to prevent pressure
and an increased risk for a blood clot
c. none of the above. Answer: a. affix strap to patient's leg to prevent
dislodgement
◉When setting the resting tone of the intrauterine pressure
catheter, the nurse would correctly set the setting to:
a.10-20 mm Hg
b. 5-10 mm Hg
c. 30-40 mm Hg. Answer: b. 5-10 mm Hg
◉The nurse is monitoring a fetal heart rate and determines that the
baseline fetal heart rate is above 160 beats per minute for 5 minutes,
or between 2-10 minutes. The nurse would consider these findings
to b:
PRACTICE PAPER 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
SOLUTIONS GRADED A+
◉After applying the spiral electrode onto the baby's head, the nurse
needs to ensure that:
a. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's plate on her
chest and it is snapped to the adhesive patch
b. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's leg plate and it
is snapped to the adhesive patch
c. the spiral electrode wire is connected directly to the EFM machine.
Answer: b. the spiral electrode wire is connected to the mom's leg
plate and it is snapped to the adhesive patch
◉The nurse practitioner observes as a nursing student from the
local university attempts to remove a spiral electrode. What is the
appropiate action of the nurse practitioner?
a. Intervene immediately and inform the patient to leave the spiral
electrode or the MD or midwife who are the only ones authorized to
turn it counterclockwise and remove it.
b. Praise the student and encourage her to turn the spiral electrode
counterclockwise to remove it.
, c. neither a or b. Answer: a. Intervene immediately and inform the
patient to leave the spiral electrode fro the MD or midwife who are
the only ones authorized to turn in counterclockwise and remove it.
◉When setting up an intrauterine pressure catheter on a patient,
one of the appropriate nursing actions should be to:
a. affix strap to patient's leg to prevent dislodgement
b. let strap remain detached from patient's leg to prevent pressure
and an increased risk for a blood clot
c. none of the above. Answer: a. affix strap to patient's leg to prevent
dislodgement
◉When setting the resting tone of the intrauterine pressure
catheter, the nurse would correctly set the setting to:
a.10-20 mm Hg
b. 5-10 mm Hg
c. 30-40 mm Hg. Answer: b. 5-10 mm Hg
◉The nurse is monitoring a fetal heart rate and determines that the
baseline fetal heart rate is above 160 beats per minute for 5 minutes,
or between 2-10 minutes. The nurse would consider these findings
to b:
