A woman is undergoing a nipple-stimulated contraction stress test (CST).She is having contractions that occur every 3 minutes.The fetal heart rate (FHR)has a baseline of approximately 120 beats/min,without any decelerations.How would the nurse document the interpretation of this test?

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Adequate uterine activity necessary for a CST consists of the presence of three contractions in a 10-minute time frame.If no decelerations are observed in the FHR pattern with the contractions,the findings are considered to be negative.A positive CST indicates the presence of repetitive later FHR decelerations.Satisfactory and unsatisfactory are not applicable terms.

A Woman Is Undergoing a Nipple-Stimulated Contraction Stress Test (CST)