A client comes to the women's clinic, stating she has had a positive home pregnancy test. The client states that her last menstrual cycle was 2 months ago. According to this time frame, the nurse determines that the client is in which stage of pregnancy?
1. Fetal phase
2. Second trimester
3. Third trimester
4. Embryonic phase
Correct Answer: 4
Rationale 1: The fetal phase of development is characterized by a period of rapid growth in the size of the fetus and corresponds to the second trimester of pregnancy.
Rationale 2: The fetal phase of development is characterized by a period of rapid growth in the size of the fetus and corresponds to the second trimester of pregnancy.
Rationale 3: The third trimester is the last 3 months of the pregnancy period.
Rationale 4: Traditionally, pregnancy has been divided into three periods called trimesters, each of which lasts 3 months. The embryonic phase is the period during which the fertilized ovum develops into an organism with most of the features of the human. This period is considered to encompass the first 8 weeks of pregnancy.
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