The nurse is monitoring the fetal heart rate (FHR) tracing and sees that her patient has a tracing with a baseline of 120, moderate variability, with absence of decelerations and accelerations. According to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development tier system, what category tracing does the patient's fall into?

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The patient's tracing has a baseline between 110-160, moderate variability, and absence of decelerations and accelerations, meeting the criteria for a Category I tracing according to the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development tier system.

The Nurse Is Monitoring the Fetal Heart Rate (FHR) Tracing