exam questions

Exam NCLEX-RN All Questions

View all questions & answers for the NCLEX-RN exam

Exam NCLEX-RN topic 4 question 161 discussion

Actual exam question from Test Prep's NCLEX-RN
Question #: 161
Topic #: 4
[All NCLEX-RN Questions]

A 27-year-old healthy primigravida is brought to the labor and birthing room by her husband at 32 weeks gestation. She experienced a sudden onset of painless vaginal bleeding. Following an ultrasound examination, the diagnosis of bleeding secondary to complete placenta previa is made. Expected assessment findings concerning the abdomen would include:

  • A. A rigid, boardlike abdomen
  • B. Uterine atony
  • C. A soft relaxed abdomen
  • D. Hypertonicity of the uterus
Show Suggested Answer Hide Answer
Suggested Answer: C 🗳️
(A) A rigid, boardlike abdomen is an assessment finding indicative of placenta abruptio. (B) A cause of postbirth hemorrhage is uterine atony. With placenta previa, uterine tone is within normal range. (C) The placenta is located directly over the cervical os in complete previa. Blood will escape through the os, resulting in the uterus and abdomen remaining soft and relaxed. (D) In placenta abruptio, hypertonicity of the uterus is caused by the entrapment of blood between the placenta and uterine wall, a retroplacental bleed. This does not exist in placenta previa.

Comments

Chosen Answer:
This is a voting comment (?). It is better to Upvote an existing comment if you don't have anything to add.
Switch to a voting comment New
Currently there are no comments in this discussion, be the first to comment!
Community vote distribution
A (35%)
C (25%)
B (20%)
Other
Most Voted
A voting comment increases the vote count for the chosen answer by one.

Upvoting a comment with a selected answer will also increase the vote count towards that answer by one. So if you see a comment that you already agree with, you can upvote it instead of posting a new comment.

SaveCancel
Loading ...