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Reduction of Risk PotentialQuestion 1061 of 2368

Which finding in a client at 34 weeks of gestation indicates a reactive nonstress test?

  1. Two accelerations of 10 bpm lasting 10 seconds within a 20-minute period
  2. Only one acceleration of 15 bpm lasting 15 seconds within 20 minutes
  3. Two accelerations of at least 15 bpm lasting 15 seconds within 20 minutes
  4. Late decelerations of the fetal heart rate after each uterine contraction
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Correct answer: Two accelerations of at least 15 bpm lasting 15 seconds within 20 minutes

For a fetus at 32 weeks or more, two or more accelerations of 15 bpm for 15 seconds in 20 minutes make the test reactive and reassuring.

Source: Nursing Health Promotion (Open RN, Chippewa Valley Technical College, 2025), Antepartum Care: Fetal Nonstress Test. Licensed under CC BY 4.0.

Practice the topic "Reduction of Risk Potential"

Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026