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Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration Quiz of Early, Late & Variable Maternity Nursing

This fetal heart rate deceleration quiz will help you learn how to differentiate between early decelerations, late decelerations, and variable decelerations. On the NCLEX exam and in your maternity OB nursing lecture classes, you will have to know how to identify each fetal heart rate tone deceleration.

Furthermore, you will need to know what causes these decelerations to happen and if you need to intervene as the nurse. Sarah BSN, RN explains in this video tutorial some clever ways on how to learn these type of fetal heart rate decelerations. In addition, she explains how to identify each decelerations which makes learning this material very easy to remember.

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Quiz on Fetal Heart Rate Decelerations

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Fetal Heart Rate Deceleration Quiz (Early, Late, Variable)

This fetal heart rate quiz will test your knowledge about fetal decelerations during labor. You must know how to identify early decelerations, late decelerations, and variable decelerations. In addition, you must know what is causing each type of deceleration, such as uteroplacental insufficiency or umbilical cord compression.

1. True or False: A normal fetal heart rate is between 100-120 bpm.*
- True
- False
2. On the fetal heart monitor you see early decelerations. What is the cause of this finding?*
- A. The baby’s head is pressing against the pelvis or soft tissue
- B. It is due to uteroplacental insufficiency.
- C. It is caused by cord compression.
- D. It is caused by a prolapsed uterus.
3. Which diagram is displaying late decelerations?*
- A. Diagram 1
- B. Diagram 2
- C. Diagram 3
- D. Diagram 1 & 2
4. Which diagram or diagrams require nursing interventions?*
- A. Diagram 2 & 3
- B. Diagram 1 & 3
- C. Diagram 1 & 2
- D. None of the diagrams require nursing interventions.
5. Which of the following statements describe a variable deceleration?*
- A. Variable decelerations are uniform.
- B. On the fetal tracing, the heart rate will mirror the mother’s contraction and represent uteroplacental insufficiency.
- C. On the fetal tracing, the heart rate will increase after the mother’s contraction and return to baseline after the contraction ends.
- D. On the fetal tracing, the heart rate will go up and down and present when the cord is being compressed.
6. True or False: Diagram 1 is displaying early decelerations.*
- True
- False
7. Which diagram tracing is likely due to umbilical cord compression?*
- A. Diagram 1
- B. Diagram 2
- C. Diagram 3
- D. Diagram 1 & 2
8. True or False: Diagram 1 is a reassuring sign and no interventions are needed at this time.*
- True
- False
9. Which diagram displays a uniform tracing that mirror mom’s contractions?*
- A. Diagram 3
- B. Diagram 2
- C. Diagram 1
- D. None of the above.
10. True or False: Variable Deceleration may appear at random and may be unrelated to the mother’s contractions.*
- True
- False

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