How should the nurse document a pregnant patient's gestational status using the GTPAL system after collecting the following data?
1)Currently 18 weeks pregnant Patient's fourth pregnancy
2)Delivered one nonviable fetus at 26 weeks Experienced one miscarriage
3)Delivered one viable fetus at 38 weeks' gestation

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GTPAL is a more comprehensive system for classifying pregnancy status. By this system, the gravida classification remains the same, but para is broken down into T: the number of full-term infants born (infants born at 37 weeks or after), P: the number of preterm infants born (infants born before 37 weeks), A: the number of spontaneous miscarriages or therapeutic abortions, and L: the number of living children. The patient has been pregnant four times. The patient delivered one viable infant at 38 weeks. The patient delivered one nonviable fetus at 26 weeks. The patient had one miscarriage. The patient has one living child.

How Should the Nurse Document a Pregnant Patient's Gestational Status