A patient at 36 weeks gestation is undergoing a non–stress (NST) test
The nurse observes the fetal heart rate baseline at 135 beats per minute (bpm) and four nonepisodic patterns of the fetal heart rate reaching 160 bpm for periods of 20 to 25 seconds each. How will the nurse record these findings?
a. NST positive, nonreassuring
b. NST negative, reassuring
c. NST reactive, reassuring
d. NST nonreactive, nonreassuring
ANS: C
The presence of at least three accelerations of at least 15 beats, over at least 15 seconds, over a duration of at least 20 minutes, is considered reactive and reassuring. Nonreactive testing reveals no or fewer accelerations over the same or longer period. The NST test is not recorded as positive or negative.
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