Author Question: A multigravida client is pregnant for the third time. Her previous two pregnancies ended in an ... (Read 64 times)

EAugust · **on:** Jul 16, 2018

A multigravida client is pregnant for the third time. Her previous two pregnancies ended in an abortion in the first and third month of pregnancy. How will the nurse classify her pregnancy history?

A) G3 P0020
B) G2 P0020
C) G2 P1020
D) G3 P0021

Question 2

The nurse is teaching the parents of a juvenile diagnosed with type 1 diabetes the three polys of diabetes symptoms. Which of the following describes excessive hunger?

A) Polyuria
B) Polydipsia
C) Polyphagia
D) Polycythemia

k2629 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 16, 2018

Answer to Question 1

A
Feedback:
Gravida (G) is the total number of pregnancies she has had, including the present one. Therefore she is G3 and not G2 . Para (P), the outcome of her pregnancies, is further classified by the FPAL system as follows: F = Full term: number of babies born at 37 or more weeks of gestation, which is 0 and not 1 in this case. P = Preterm: number of babies born between 20 and 37 weeks of gestation, which is 0 in this case. A = Abortions: total number of spontaneous and elective abortions, which is 2 in this case. L = Living children, as of today. She has no living children; therefore, it is 0 and not 1.

Answer to Question 2

C
Feedback:
Diabetes can present a wide variety of signs and symptoms. Often clients have no symptoms; but, when present, they may include the three polys: polyphagia is excessive hunger; polydipsia is excessive thirst; and polyuria is excessive urination. Polycythemia is an increase in red blood cells that is not associated with diabetes.