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dollx · **on:** Jun 25, 2018

A female patient tells the nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at term and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living. How would the nurse record this information?

a. P-6, B-4, (S)Ab-2
b. Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab-2, Living 4
c. Patient has had four living babies.
d. Patient has been pregnant six times.

Question 2

In recording the childhood illnesses of a patient who denies having had any, which note by the nurse would be most accurate?

a. Patient denies usual childhood illnesses.
b. Patient states he was a very healthy child.
c. Patient states his sister had measles, but he didn't.
d. Patient denies measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis, and strep throat.

angrybirds13579 · **Reply #1 on:** Jun 25, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A female patient tells the nurse that she has had six pregnancies, with four live births at term and two spontaneous abortions. Her four children are still living. How would the nurse record this information?
a.
P-6, B-4, (S)Ab-2
b.
Grav 6, Term 4, (S)Ab-2, Living 4
c.
Patient has had four living babies.
d.
Patient has been pregnant six times.

ANS: B
Obstetric history includes the number of pregnancies (gravidity), number of deliveries in which the fetus reached term (term), number of preterm pregnancies (preterm), number of incomplete pregnancies (abortions), and number of children living (living). This is recorded: Grav _____ Term _____ Preterm _____ Ab _____ Living _____. For any incomplete pregnancies, the duration is recorded and whether the pregnancy resulted in a spontaneous (S) or an induced (I) abortion.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Childhood illnesses include measles, mumps, rubella, chickenpox, pertussis, and strep throat. Avoid recording usual childhood illnesses because an illness common in the person's childhood may be unusual today (e.g., measles).