The nurse is performing an obstetrics history on a client who is pregnant at 25 gestational weeks. The client reports giving birth to twins at 31 weeks of gestation. She had a stillborn infant at 23 weeks gestation and a spontaneous abortion at 12 weeks gestation.
The nurse is correct in documenting her GTPAL as
The nurse is performing an obstetrics history on a client who is pregnant at 25 gestational weeks. The client reports giving birth to twins at 31 weeks of gestation. She had a stillborn infant at 23 weeks gestation and a spontaneous abortion at 12 weeks gestation.
The nurse is correct in documenting her GTPAL as
Incorrect
Correct Answer(s): A
A. G4-T0-P2-A1-L2
[54%]
B. G4-T0-P1-A2-L2
[28%]
C. G4-T0-P1-A2-L3
[4%]
D. G4-T1-P1-A1-L2
[15%]
Statistics
Difficulty level - Medium
54%of peers got it right
Time taken - 2 s
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
- Gravida (G) → 4 (The client is pregnant for the fourth time)
- Term (T) → 0 (No births at 37 weeks or later)
- Preterm (P) → 2 (Twins born at 31 weeks and a stillborn at 23 weeks).
Twins are counted as one preterm birth.
- Abortion (A) → 1 (Spontaneous abortion at 12 weeks)
- Living (L) → 2 (Both living children from the twin birth)
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Last Updated - 03 Mar 2025