Gravidity and Parity Questions And Answers NCLEX Exam 2022

1. Gravidity is defined as _______________________________. A. the number of completed pregnancies at 20 weeks or greater. B. the number of pregnancies greater than 20 weeks. C. the number of times a woman has been pregnant regardless of the outcome. D. the number of births regardless of the outcome. The answer is C. Gravidity is defined as the number of pregnancies or how many times a woman has been pregnant, regardless of the outcome. Parity is the number of BIRTHS (or completed pregnancies) at 20 weeks or greater. 2. Parity is defined as ______________________________. A. the number of babies born at 20 weeks or greater. B. the number of pregnancies greater than 36 weeks. C. the number of births at 20 weeks or less. D. the number of completed pregnancies at 20 weeks or greater. The answer is D. Parity is defined as the number of completed pregnancies at 20 weeks or greater. Option A is wrong because it says the number of BABIES (remember twins or multiples count as one). It’s not the number of babies but the number of completed pregnancies at 20 weeks or greater.