Difficulty: Medium
Average Score: 69%
Simulated
Passage / Scenario
A client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has heavy, red vaginal bleeding, without contractions, that started spontaneously. She is in no distress and states that she can 'feel the baby moving.'A nurse in a prenatal client is caring for a client who is at 38 weeks of gestation and has heavy, red vaginal bleeding, without contractions, that started spontaneously. She is in no distress and states that she can 'feel the baby moving.' The client should undergo an ultrasound to determine which of the following findings?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Heavy, painless vaginal bleeding without contractions is a classic sign of placenta previa, where the placenta is abnormally positioned near or over the cervix. An ultrasound is used to determine placental location.