Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 67%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client 4 months pregnant at her initial prenatal visit.A client who is 4 months pregnant is at the prenatal clinic for her initial visit. Her history reveals she has a 7-year-old daughter who was born at 34 weeks gestation, a 2-year old son born at 39 weeks gestation, and a spontaneous abortion 1 year ago at 6 weeks gestation. Using the GTPAL method, the nurse would document her obstetric history as:
Correct answer
C
Rationale
GTPAL (4 pregnancies, 1 term, 1 preterm, 1 abortion, 2 living children) accurately reflects her history, unlike the incorrect calculations in other options.