Question

The primary healthcare provider plans to perform a vaginal examination of a client with a partial placenta previa. what should the nurse have available when this examination is performed?

Answer 1

Partial placenta previa is the situation of placenta covering the cervix of the pregnant woman. At the time of examining the vagina of a client with this condition, the nurse should have 2 units of typed and cross-matched blood. One of it helps us determine the type of the blood and other check if the blood samples are compatible.