The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test (NST) at 41-weeks gestation.

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The nurse is assessing a client who is having a non-stress test (NST) at 41-weeks gestation. The nurse determines that the client is not having contractions, the fetal heart rate (FHR) baseline is 144 bpm, and no FHR accelerations are occurring. What action should the nurse take? – Q/A (Question and Answer)

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Ask the client if she has felt any fetal movement.

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