Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 87%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
The labor and delivery nurse is caring for a client in active labor. The nurse notes the fetal heart rate baseline is 175 bpm, moderate variability. Accelerations are absent and no decelerations noted.How should the nurse describe this tracing to the medical provider?
Correct answer
B
Rationale
A fetal heart rate of 175 bpm with moderate variability and absent accelerations is a Category II tracing, indicating an indeterminate pattern requiring further monitoring.