Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 72%
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A 35-weeks-pregnant client is undergoing a nonstress test (NST). During the 20-minute examination, the nurse notes three fetal movements accompanied by accelerations of the fetal heart rate, each 15 bpm, lasting 15 seconds. The nurse interprets this test to be:
Correct answer
B
Rationale
A reactive NST shows at least two accelerations of FHR (15 bpm, lasting 15 seconds) with fetal movements over 20 minutes, indicating fetal well-being.