The nurse is assessing a client who is five months pregnant and has a son born at 40 weeks of gestation and a daughter born at 33 weeks of gestation.
It would be correct for the nurse to document this client's GTPAL as
The nurse is assessing a client who is five months pregnant and has a son born at 40 weeks of gestation and a daughter born at 33 weeks of gestation.
It would be correct for the nurse to document this client's GTPAL as
A. G4-T1-P1-A0-L2
[1%]
B. G3-T1-P1-A0-L2
[83%]
C. G3-T1-P1-A0-L3
[4%]
D. G3-T2-P0-A0-L2
[11%]
Statistics
Subject/Lesson
Subject
Maternal & Newborn Health
Lesson
Antepartum
Client Need
Test Plan
Health Promotion and Maintenance
Related Topic
Ante/Intra/Postpartum and Newborn Care
Item Type
Item Type
Application
Explanation
G (Gravida): Total number of pregnancies, including the current one.
→ This is the third pregnancy (1 son, 1 daughter, currently pregnant). G = 3
T (Term births): Number of pregnancies delivered at 37 weeks or more.
→ The son was born at 40 weeks. T = 1
P (Preterm births): Number of pregnancies delivered between 20 and 36 weeks, 6 days.
→ The daughter was born at 33 weeks. P = 1
A (Abortions): Number of pregnancies ending before 20 weeks, whether spontaneous or elective.
→ No mention of any. A = 0
L (Living children): Number of living children.
→ She has 2 living children. L = 2
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Additional Info
✓ A method for calculating gravida and para is to separate pregnancies and their outcome using the acronym GTPAL: G = gravida, T = term, P = preterm, A = abortions, and L = living children.
✓ G = pregnancies or gravida, T = term pregnancies delivered, P = preterm pregnancies delivered, A = abortions (spontaneous and induced), and L = living children
✓ Term pregnancies are any pregnancy 37 weeks or greater; preterm is any pregnancy 20-37 weeks; abortions are any abortions spontaneous or induced before 20 weeks.
