The nurse is caring for two laboring women. Which of the patients should be monitored most carefully for signs of placental abruption?
a. The patient with placenta previa
b. The patient whose vagina is colonized with group B streptococci
c. The patient who is hepatitis B surface antigen positive
d. The patient with eclampsia
ANS: d
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a. Patients with placenta previa are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
b. Patients colonized with group B streptococci are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
c. Patients who are hepatitis B surface antigen positive are not especially high risk for placental abruption.
d. Patients with eclampsia are high risk for placental abruption.
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