Answer to Question 1
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1, 2, 4. Incorrect. The numbers reflect the woman's gravidity and parity information. Using the GTPAL system, her information is calculated as:
Gthis reflects the total number of times the woman has been pregnant; she is pregnant for the third time
Tthis number indicates the number of pregnancies carried to term; she has had only one pregnancy resulting in a fetus at term
Pthis is the number of pregnancies that resulted in a preterm birth
Athis letter signifies if the woman has had any abortions or miscarriages prior to the period of viability; she had one
Lthis signifies the number of children born that are currently living; she has no living children
3. Correct. This is the correct calculation of this woman's gravidity and parity.
Answer to Question 2
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1. Incorrect. The nurse would monitor the patient for a Homans sign.
2. Incorrect. Massaging the calves is not appropriate because this may dislodge a throm-boembolism into the bloodstream (if one were present).
3. Correct. Applying antiembolic stockings is an appropriate nursing action.
4. Incorrect. Appropriate nursing care includes maintaining adequate hydration, not re-stricting fluid intake.
Cushing’s syndrome. A photograph of a woman with the characteristic facial features of Cushing’s syn
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Figures of a Woman and a Man
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North American Indigenous Woman