You Are Looking in the Chart of Your Patient, and in the Maternal

question 21

Multiple Choice

You are looking in the chart of your patient, and in the maternal history, you see the following: G3, P2, Ab0. Which of the following statements is true?

• A) The mother is in her third pregnancy.
• B) The mother is in her second pregnancy.
• C) The mother has delivered three healthy children.
• D) The mother has had one abortion.

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Definitions:

Experimental Research

A research method that investigates causal relationships by manipulating one variable to see its effect on another, under controlled conditions.

Independent Variable

The variable that is manipulated in an experiment to test its effects on the dependent variable.

Dependent Variable

A variable in an experiment that is expected to change in response to manipulations of the independent variable.

Correlational Study

A research methodology that examines the relationship or association between two or more variables without determining causal direction.