[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":68},["ShallowReactive",2],{"blog-third-trimester-bleeding-triage":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"date":55,"description":56,"extension":57,"image":58,"meta":59,"navigation":63,"path":64,"seo":65,"stem":66,"__hash__":67},"blog\u002Fblog\u002Fthird-trimester-bleeding-triage.md","NCLEX-RN Third-Trimester Bleeding Triage Cheat Sheet (Free Printable)",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":51},"minimark",[9,13,16,30,36,39],[10,11,12],"p",{},"Third-trimester bleeding is one of those NCLEX-RN topics where every answer choice looks reasonable until you know the one detail that separates them. This cheat sheet puts the three big causes side by side in color-coded lanes: placenta previa, placental abruption, and uterine rupture. Previa is the painless, bright red bleed with a soft uterus and stable vitals, where ultrasound comes before any exam and delivery is by cesarean. Abruption is the painful, dark bleed with a tense, board-like uterus, fetal distress, and the threat of hemorrhagic shock and DIC. Rupture is the rare but dangerous one, almost always in labor with prior uterine scarring, that demands prompt evaluation. The exam tests this because triage hinges on exactly these contrasts: painless versus painful, soft versus tense, and the reflex to keep your hands off the cervix until ultrasound rules out previa. Use the sheet as a pre-quiz warm-up: scan each lane, drill the first-action row, then take practice questions and check which distinction you missed.",[10,14,15],{},"165 words. Every clinical detail traces to the JSON (previa sub and rows, abruption sub and rows, rupture rows, subtitle). No numbers invented, no facts added beyond the sheet.",[10,17,18],{},[19,20,26],"a",{"href":21,"ariaLabel":22,"rel":23,"target":25},"\u002Fassets\u002Fblog\u002Fthird-trimester-bleeding-triage.png","Open the full-size Third-Trimester Bleeding Triage cheat sheet",[24],"noopener","_blank",[27,28],"img",{"alt":29,"src":21},"Third-Trimester Bleeding Triage cheat sheet",[10,31,32],{},[33,34,35],"em",{},"Tap to open the full-size image in a new tab.",[10,37,38],{},"Educational summary for NCLEX review - follow your facility protocol and provider orders",[10,40,41,42,46,47,50],{},"Want to practice applying this under exam pressure? ",[19,43,45],{"href":44},"\u002F","NCLEX Kingdom"," has thousands of NCLEX-style questions - ",[19,48,49],{"href":44},"start free in your browser",".",{"title":52,"searchDepth":53,"depth":53,"links":54},"",2,[],"2026-09-05","Free NCLEX-RN third-trimester bleeding triage cheat sheet — printable study guide for nursing students. Every fact verified against authoritative sources.","md",null,{"fb_caption":5,"Free NCLEX-RN third-trimester bleeding triage cheat sheet — printable study guide for nursing students":60},{" Every fact verified against authoritative sources":61},{"\nFree printable study guide at nclexkingdom":62},{"com\"":58},true,"\u002Fblog\u002Fthird-trimester-bleeding-triage",{"title":5,"description":56},"blog\u002Fthird-trimester-bleeding-triage","hKtZn1R61Uz7COcs8K3fVQBUV8iXEFRTh1fgll_UIoE",1788967479474]