Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 86%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client who is at 28 weeks of gestation. The client's history reveals one pregnancy terminated by elective abortion at 9 weeks; the birth of twins at 36 weeks; and a spontaneous abortion at 15 weeks of gestation.A nurse in a prenatal clinic is reviewing the medical record of a client who is at 28 weeks of gestation. The nurse should document which of the following as the client's present parity?
Correct answer
D
Rationale
Parity refers to the number of pregnancies that reached viability, not the number of fetuses. Since the client delivered twins at 36 weeks (one pregnancy), her parity is 2 (the abortion at 9 and 15 weeks do not count as viable pregnancies).