A nurse performs a nonstress test on a pregnant client. The nurse determines that the results are nonreactive if which finding is noted on the electronic monitoring recording strip?
A. Absence of accelerations after fetal movement
B. Accelerations without fetal movement with fetal heart rate (FHR) increases of 15 beats per minute for 15 seconds
C. Acceleration of the FHR by 25 to 30 beats per minute for at least 15 seconds in response to fetal movement
D. Two fetal heart accelerations within a 20-minute period, peaking at 15 beats per minute above baseline and lasting 15 seconds from baseline to baseline
Ans: A. Absence of accelerations after fetal movement
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