GTPAL nursing explanation made easy (GTPAL twins explained) with examples and quiz of price problems for the NCLEX exam. In this video, I explain the GTPAL acronym, GTPAL meaning, and solve some examples. My examples include calculating GTPAL for twins and triplets. GTPAL stands for: \rbrGravidity: number of times the woman has been pregnant (THIS INCLUDES CURRENT PREGNANCY, MISCARRIAGES, ABORTIONS and *twinstriplets count as one).\rbr\rbrTerm Births: number born (alive or stillborn) at 37 weeks gestation onward (*twinstriplets count as one)\rbr\rbrPreterm births: number born 20-37 weeks (alive or stillborn) (*twinstriplets counts as one)\rbr\rbrAbortion: pregnancy losses before 20 weeks (counts as a pregnancy…so would put in gravidity as well)** if baby died after 20 weeks it is added under preterm or term not abortion.\rbr\rbrLiving children: number of children living (NOTE: twintriplets counts individually)\rbr\rbrGTPAL Price Problems: \rbr\rbrLecture Notes: \rbr\rbrMaternity NCLEX Reviews: \rbr\rbrSubscribe: \rbr\rbrNursing School Supplies: \rbrstudent-nurse-needs-to-buy\rbr\rbrNursing Job Search: \rbr\rbrVisit our website RegisteredNurseRN.