During a nonstress test, the nurse notes that the fetal heart rate decelerates about 15 beats during a period of fetal movement. The decelerations occur twice during the test, and last 20 seconds each. The nurse realizes these results will be interpreted as:

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During a nonstress test, a reactive result is characterized by at least two accelerations of the fetal heart rate, each lasting at least 15 seconds and peaking at least 15 beats above the baseline. A nonreactive result is when this criteria is not met. In this case, the decelerations during fetal movement indicate a nonreactive test result.

During a Nonstress Test, the Nurse Notes That the Fetal