The pregnant client's prenatal record indicates that she is a gravida 4 para 2022. How should the nurse interpret these data about the client?
1. Is pro-abortion
2. Has four living children
3. Delivered two term infants
4. Delivered two infants preterm
3
Explanation:
1. In the four-digit number, the third digit indicates the number of abortions the client has experienced. Because abortion may be spontaneous or therapeutic, this number does not necessarily reflect a woman's stance on surgical abortion.
2. In the four-digit number, the fourth number indicates the number of living children, which is 2.
3. In the four-digit number, the first digit indicates the number of term infants born, which is 2.
4. In the four-digit number, the second digit indicates the number of preterm births, so the client has had no preterm births.
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