2024 PN NCLEX Questions Nursing Practice Question

A nurse is determining the estimated date of delivery for a pregnant client using Nagele's rule and notes documentation that the date of the client's last menstrual period was August 30, 2013. The nurse determines the estimated date of delivery to be which date?

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Correct Answer: B

Rationale: To estimate the date of delivery using Nagele's rule, add one year to the last menstrual period (LMP), subtract three months, and add seven days. Starting from the LMP of August 30, 2013:

1. Add one year: August 30, 2014.
2. Subtract three months: May 30, 2014.
3. Add seven days: June 6, 2014.

Thus, the estimated date of delivery is June 6, 2014.

Option A is not a valid date format. Option C, July 6, 2014, is too late based on the calculation. Option D, May 6, 2014, does not account for the additional seven days needed to arrive at the correct date.