Lowdermilk, ch 13 In-class activity

2 hour postprandial level in pregnancy? - <120 A client is in the 21st week of her third pregnancy. The client's first pregnancy ended in fetal death in the 24th week of pregnancy, and the second one was terminated during the third month of gestation. How does the nurse denote the obstetric history of this patient? 1 Gravida 1 para 1 2 Gravida 2 para 2 3 Gravida 3 para 2 4 Gravida 2 para 1 - 3 Gravida 3 para 2 Gravidity and parity information is obtained during history-taking interviews. The term gravidity indicates the number of pregnancies. The term parity indicates the number of pregnancies in which the fetus reached 20 weeks of gestation (the fetus may have been alive or stillborn). In this case, the client had a total of three pregnancies, denoted by gravidity 3. Among the three pregnancies, two of them reached 20 weeks of gestation, denoted by para 2. Gravida 1 Para 1 would indicate that the client had one pregnancy, which completed 20 weeks of gestation. Gravida 2 para 2 indicates that the client had two pregnancies, and both fetuses completed 20 weeks of gestation. Gravida 2 Para 1 indicates that the client had two pregnancies, and only one fetus reached 20 weeks of gestation. A nurse teaches a pregnant woman about the presumptive, probable, and positive signs of pregnancy. The woman demonstrates an understanding of the nurse's instructions if she states that a positive sign of pregnancy is what? 1 a positive pregnancy test. 2 fetal movement palpated by the nurse-midwife. 3 Braxton Hicks contractions. 4 quickening - 2