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NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
One characteristic of a high reliability perinatal unit is
A. Alarms can only be called by unit leaders
B. Reliance on memorization of protocols
C. The organization creates a safety-oriented culture -
ANSWER-C. The organization creates a safety-oriented
culture
One example of evidence-based practice related to fetal
monitoring is
A. Diagnosis of uterine rupture with an IUPC
B. Intermittent auscultation for the low-risk patient
C. Using electronic fetal monitoring to prevent cerebral
palsy - ANSWER-B. Intermittent auscultation for the low-
risk patient
Supporting the parents decision to choose no
extraordinary measures on their baby who is about to
deliver at 24 3/7 weeks gestation despite the nurses
personal opinion is an example of
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A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence - ANSWER-A. Autonomy
_______ primarily function(s) to regulate respiratory
activity and control circulation by responding to changes in
arterial PO2, PCO2, and acid-base balance.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Cardioregulatory center - ANSWER-B. Chemoreceptors
_______ are protective stretch receptors located in the
aortic arch and the carotid sinuses at the bifurcation of the
external and internal carotid arteries.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Arteries - ANSWER-A. Baroreceptors
_______ respond to increases in fetal arterial blood
pressure by detecting the amount of stretch and sending
impulses via the vagus nerve to the midbrain, decreasing
FHR, CO, and BP.
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A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Veins - ANSWER-A. Baroreceptors
As a contraction beings, partial umbilical cord
compression causes occlusion of the low-pressure vein
and decreased return of blood to the fetal heart, resulting
in decreased CO, hypotension, and a compensatory FHR
_____.
A. Acceleration
B. Early deceleration
C. Late deceleration
D. Variable deceleration - ANSWER-A. Acceleration
With complete umbilical cord occlusion, the two umbilical
arteries also become occluded, resulting in sudden fetal
hypertension, stimulation of the baroreceptors, and a
sudden _______ in FHR.
A. Increase
B. Decrease - ANSWER-B. Decrease
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Central _______ are located in the medulla oblongata;
peripheral _______ are found in the carotid sinuses and
aortic arch.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors - ANSWER-B. Chemoreceptors
When a fetus is stressed, catecholamine release
(epinephrine, norepinephrine) occurs from the medulla
oblongata, shunting blood _______ the brain, heart, and
adrenal glands.
A. Toward
B. Away from - ANSWER-A. Toward
Because stroke volume in the fetus does not fluctuate
significantly, fetal cardiac output is _______ fetal heart
rate.
A. Greater than
B. Less than
C. Approximately equal to - ANSWER-C. Approximately
equal to
NCC Electronic Fetal Monitoring Certification||
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED ANSWERS
||VERIFIED EXAM!!!(VERIFIED ANSWERS) |ALREADY
GRADED A+||NEWEST EXAM!!!
One characteristic of a high reliability perinatal unit is
A. Alarms can only be called by unit leaders
B. Reliance on memorization of protocols
C. The organization creates a safety-oriented culture -
ANSWER-C. The organization creates a safety-oriented
culture
One example of evidence-based practice related to fetal
monitoring is
A. Diagnosis of uterine rupture with an IUPC
B. Intermittent auscultation for the low-risk patient
C. Using electronic fetal monitoring to prevent cerebral
palsy - ANSWER-B. Intermittent auscultation for the low-
risk patient
Supporting the parents decision to choose no
extraordinary measures on their baby who is about to
deliver at 24 3/7 weeks gestation despite the nurses
personal opinion is an example of
,2|Page
A. Autonomy
B. Beneficence
C. Non-maleficence - ANSWER-A. Autonomy
_______ primarily function(s) to regulate respiratory
activity and control circulation by responding to changes in
arterial PO2, PCO2, and acid-base balance.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Cardioregulatory center - ANSWER-B. Chemoreceptors
_______ are protective stretch receptors located in the
aortic arch and the carotid sinuses at the bifurcation of the
external and internal carotid arteries.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Arteries - ANSWER-A. Baroreceptors
_______ respond to increases in fetal arterial blood
pressure by detecting the amount of stretch and sending
impulses via the vagus nerve to the midbrain, decreasing
FHR, CO, and BP.
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A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors
C. Veins - ANSWER-A. Baroreceptors
As a contraction beings, partial umbilical cord
compression causes occlusion of the low-pressure vein
and decreased return of blood to the fetal heart, resulting
in decreased CO, hypotension, and a compensatory FHR
_____.
A. Acceleration
B. Early deceleration
C. Late deceleration
D. Variable deceleration - ANSWER-A. Acceleration
With complete umbilical cord occlusion, the two umbilical
arteries also become occluded, resulting in sudden fetal
hypertension, stimulation of the baroreceptors, and a
sudden _______ in FHR.
A. Increase
B. Decrease - ANSWER-B. Decrease
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Central _______ are located in the medulla oblongata;
peripheral _______ are found in the carotid sinuses and
aortic arch.
A. Baroreceptors
B. Chemoreceptors - ANSWER-B. Chemoreceptors
When a fetus is stressed, catecholamine release
(epinephrine, norepinephrine) occurs from the medulla
oblongata, shunting blood _______ the brain, heart, and
adrenal glands.
A. Toward
B. Away from - ANSWER-A. Toward
Because stroke volume in the fetus does not fluctuate
significantly, fetal cardiac output is _______ fetal heart
rate.
A. Greater than
B. Less than
C. Approximately equal to - ANSWER-C. Approximately
equal to
