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The nurse is assessing a female client who is having her initial prenatal checkup. Based on the client’s last menstrual period, the client’s expected date of confinement is on October 20, 2011. What is the client’s last menstrual period?

January 27, 2010
January 13, 2010
January 20, 2010
July 13, 2010

Explanation

Answer: B - The expected date of confinement is based on the client’s last menstrual period. To obtain the LMP, the nurse should subtract 3 months from the date of the LMP, add 7 day, and then add 1 year. A client with an LMP of January 13, 2010 has an EDC of October 20, 2011.

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