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Determine the gravida and para for Janice, who delivered triplets 2 years ago and is now pregnant again.
 
  a. Gravida 2, para 3
  b. Gravida 1, para 2
  c. Gravida 2, para 1
  d. Gravida 1, para 3

Question 2

A client notices that the doctor writes positive Chadwick's sign on her chart. She asks the nurse what this means. The nurse's best response is:
 
  a. It refers to the bluish color of the cervix in pregnancy.
  b. It means the cervix is softening.
  c. The doctor was able to flex the uterus against the cervix.
  d. That refers to a positive sign of pregnancy.



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Answer to Question 1

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Janice has had two pregnancies (gravida 2), one of which terminated after 20 weeks (para 1). Para refers to the outcome of the pregnancy rather than the number of infants from that pregnancy.

Answer to Question 2

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Increased vascularity of the pelvic organs during pregnancy results in the bluish color of the cervix, vagina, and labia, called Chadwick's sign.





 

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