FSCJ NUR1025C Exam 2 Questions With Complete
Solutions
Gravida
Woman who is pregnant
Gravidity
Pregnancy
Nulligravida
A woman who has never been pregnant
Primigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Multigravida
A woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Parity
number of pregnancies in which fetus or fetuses have reached
viability, not the number of fetuses born.
Nullipara
A woman who has not completed a pregnancy with fetus or
fetuses who have reached stage of fetal viability.
Primipara
A woman who has completed one pregnancy with fetus or
fetuses who have reached stage of fetal viability
,Multipara
Woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to stage of
fetal viability
Preterm
<37 weeks of gestation regardless of weight
Late Preterm
A pregnancy that has reached between 34 weeks 0 days and 36
weeks 6 days of gestation
Early Term
A pregnancy that has reached between 37 weeks 0 days and 38
weeks 6 days of gestation
Full Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 39 weeks 0 days and 40
weeks 6 days
Late Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 41 weeks 0 days and 41
weeks 6 days
Post Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 42 weeks 0 days and
beyond gestation
Viability
Capacity to live outside the uterus
22-25 weeks gestation (can vary)
,What does GP stand for?
Gravida & Parity
(ex. G1P1 for one pregnancy and one fetus has reached
viability)
What does GTPAL stand for?
1. Gravidity (number of pregnancies including present one
2. Term births (37-40 weeks)
3. Preterm births (20-37 weeks)
4. Abortions or miscarriages
5. Living children (how many babies were born alive)
Pregnancy tests are based on the recognition of what
biochemical marker?
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
What are the 3 signs of pregnancy?
Presumptive
Probable
Positive
Presumptive sign of pregnancy definition
Those changes felt by the woman
Presumptive sign of pregnancy examples
, • Amenorrhea
• Fatigue
• Breast changes
Probable sign of pregnancy definition
Changes observed by examiner.
Probable sign of pregnancy examples
• Uterine enlargement
• Positive urine test
• Hegars sign (softening of the lower uterine segment just above
the cervix)
• Chadwick sign (blue tint cervix 6-8 weeks)
• Ballottement - A sharp upward pushing against the uterine wall
wit a finger inserted into the vagina for diagnosing pregnancy by
feeding the return impact of the displaced fetus (16-18 weeks)
Positive sign of pregnancy definition
Those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus
Positive sign of pregnancy examples
• FHT (fetal heart tones)
• Palpating fetal movement
• Visualizing fetus (ultrasound)
A positive pregnancy test is NOT a positive sign of pregnancy!
There can be false positives
Quickening
Fetal movement (14-16 weeks)
Solutions
Gravida
Woman who is pregnant
Gravidity
Pregnancy
Nulligravida
A woman who has never been pregnant
Primigravida
A woman who is pregnant for the first time
Multigravida
A woman who has had two or more pregnancies
Parity
number of pregnancies in which fetus or fetuses have reached
viability, not the number of fetuses born.
Nullipara
A woman who has not completed a pregnancy with fetus or
fetuses who have reached stage of fetal viability.
Primipara
A woman who has completed one pregnancy with fetus or
fetuses who have reached stage of fetal viability
,Multipara
Woman who has completed two or more pregnancies to stage of
fetal viability
Preterm
<37 weeks of gestation regardless of weight
Late Preterm
A pregnancy that has reached between 34 weeks 0 days and 36
weeks 6 days of gestation
Early Term
A pregnancy that has reached between 37 weeks 0 days and 38
weeks 6 days of gestation
Full Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 39 weeks 0 days and 40
weeks 6 days
Late Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 41 weeks 0 days and 41
weeks 6 days
Post Term
Pregnancy that has reached between 42 weeks 0 days and
beyond gestation
Viability
Capacity to live outside the uterus
22-25 weeks gestation (can vary)
,What does GP stand for?
Gravida & Parity
(ex. G1P1 for one pregnancy and one fetus has reached
viability)
What does GTPAL stand for?
1. Gravidity (number of pregnancies including present one
2. Term births (37-40 weeks)
3. Preterm births (20-37 weeks)
4. Abortions or miscarriages
5. Living children (how many babies were born alive)
Pregnancy tests are based on the recognition of what
biochemical marker?
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG)
What are the 3 signs of pregnancy?
Presumptive
Probable
Positive
Presumptive sign of pregnancy definition
Those changes felt by the woman
Presumptive sign of pregnancy examples
, • Amenorrhea
• Fatigue
• Breast changes
Probable sign of pregnancy definition
Changes observed by examiner.
Probable sign of pregnancy examples
• Uterine enlargement
• Positive urine test
• Hegars sign (softening of the lower uterine segment just above
the cervix)
• Chadwick sign (blue tint cervix 6-8 weeks)
• Ballottement - A sharp upward pushing against the uterine wall
wit a finger inserted into the vagina for diagnosing pregnancy by
feeding the return impact of the displaced fetus (16-18 weeks)
Positive sign of pregnancy definition
Those signs attributed only to the presence of the fetus
Positive sign of pregnancy examples
• FHT (fetal heart tones)
• Palpating fetal movement
• Visualizing fetus (ultrasound)
A positive pregnancy test is NOT a positive sign of pregnancy!
There can be false positives
Quickening
Fetal movement (14-16 weeks)
