The 26-Year-Old Primiparous Patient Is Having Her Initial Prenatal Appointment

question 39

Multiple Choice

The 26-year-old primiparous patient is having her initial prenatal appointment. The patient reports to the nurse that she suffered a pelvic fracture in a car accident 3 years ago. The patient asks whether her pelvic fracture might affect her ability to have a vaginal delivery. What response by the nurse is best?

• A) "It depends on how your pelvis healed."
• B) "You will need to have a cesarean birth."
• C) "Please talk to your doctor about that."
• D) "You will be able to delivery vaginally."

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Population Proportions

The ratio of members in a population that have a particular attribute over the total number of members in the population.

Point Estimate

A single value or statistic that is used to estimate the value of a population parameter.

Population Proportions

The fraction or percentage of a population that exhibits a specific characteristic or attribute.

Standard Error

The standard deviation of the sampling distribution of a statistic, providing a measure of the precision of the estimated population parameter.