Question 1

An electronic fetal monitoring factor that best correlates with fetal well-being is:

Options :

A : Absence of decelerations

B : Baseline heart rate 140–150 bpm

C : Presence of variability

Answer: C

Question 2

The baseline fetal heart rate in this tracing is:

Options :

A : 155 beats per minute

B : Indeterminate

C : Tachycardia

Answer: C

Question 3

A woman at 41-weeks gestation is being induced. She is 2 cm dilated and is on oxytocin at 8 milliunits /minute. Based on the fetal heart rate tracing shown, the best initial response is to:

Options :

A : Continue to observe

B : Decrease the oxytocin

C : Place a fetal spiral electrode

Answer: B

Question 4

A 30-minute tracing with moderate variability, accelerations, and one variable deceleration would be classified as:

Options :

A : Category I

B : Category II

C : Category III

Answer: B

Question 5

A woman at 39-weeks gestation is in early labor, 2–3 cm dilated, 85% effaced, and –2 station. Based on the fetal heart rate tracing shown, what is the most appropriate first intervention?

Options :

A : Adjust the fetal monitor

B : Administer an IV fluid bolus

C : Administer terbutaline

Answer: A