TRCC NUR125 Antepartum Info Exam
Questions And Correct Answers
Naegele's Rule
-subtract 3 months from the LMP then add 7 days and 1 year
What does GTPAL stand for?
Gravida, Term, Preterm, Abortion, Living
****GTPAL is the way we abbreviate a woman's pregnancy. If you were interviewing her,
a nurse would ask: "How many time have you been pregnant?' That is her Gravida or the
G.
"How many children have you delivered at 37 week or more (pregnancy is 40 wks)?.
That is the Term or the T.
"How many children were born before 37 week of pregnancy?" That is the Preterm
births of the P.
" How many abortions, either spontaneous or therapeutic have you had?" That is the A.
"How many living children do you have?" that is the L.
Gravida
a female who is or has been pregnant
Para
the number of pregnancies that reached viability (20 weeks)
primigravida
one who is pregnant for the first time
primipara
, one who has borne one viable child
multigravida
pregnant woman who has been pregnant before
multipara
woman who has delivered more than one viable infant
nulligravida
a woman who has never been pregnant
nullipara
a woman who has never borne a viable child
Presumptive signs of pregnancy
amenorrhea, nausea, breast tenderness, deepening pigmentation, urinary frequency,
quickening
Probable signs of pregnancy
blood and urine tests, Chadwick's sign, Goodell's sign, Hegar's sign
Positive signs of pregnancy
Fetal skeleton on X-ray
Fetal presence on ultrasound
Auscultation of FHR (heard at week 8, most likely at 10 and should be heard by 12)
Examiner palpates fetal movement
Common discomforts of first trimester
N/V
Urinary frequency
Fatigue
Breast tenderness
Increased vaginal discharge
Nasal stuffiness and epistaxis
Hyperemesis
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