An LPN is caring for a woman whose obstetrical history is noted as GIV,PIII,AI.What does this information suggest to the nurse? (Select all that apply.)

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Obstetrical history is documented using abbreviations of Latin words: G is the number of pregnancies (from the Latin word gravida); P is births,whether live or stillborn (regardless of number of fetuses)after 20 weeks' gestation (from the Latin word para); A stands for abortions,whether spontaneous or therapeutic (from the Latin word abortus; a spontaneous abortion is sometimes called a miscarriage).No information regarding length of term is included in this notation.This woman had four pregnancies-three births and one abortion.(It is not known if this was a miscarriage or a therapeutic abortion.)A.This documentation does not support a set of triplets.C.This documentation does not support being pregnant 6 times.D.There is not enough information to determine the cause of the aborus.F.If all pregnancies resulted in live births,the documentation would be Para IV.

An LPN Is Caring for a Woman Whose Obstetrical History