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A 22-year-old client is 16 weeks pregnant. She and her husband are expecting their first baby. The client tells the nurse that her last normal menstrual period was February 16, with 3 days of spotting on February 17, 18, and 19. The nurse calculates her expected date of delivery to be:
A. November 23rd
B. December 26th
C. September 14th
D. December 9th
Correct Answer: A
Explanation/Reference:
Explanation:
(A) Naele’s rule is as follows: add 7 days to the 1st day of the last menstrual period, subtract 3 months, and then add 1 year. (B) Naele’s rule presumes that the woman has a 28-day menstrual cycle, with conception occurring on the 14th day of the cycle. Slight vaginal spotting may occur in early gestation for unknown reasons but is insignificant in the calculation of Naele’s rule. (C) Naele’s rule presumes that the woman has a 28-day menstrual cycle, with conception occurringon the 14th day of the cycle. Slight vaginal spotting may occur in early gestation for unknown reasons but is insignificant in the calculation of Naele’s rule. (D) Naele’s rule presumes that the woman has a 28-day menstrual cycle, with conception occurring on the 14thday of the cycle. Slight vaginal spotting may occur in early gestation for unknown reasons but is insignificant in the calculation of Naele’s rule.
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