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Early in the 9th month of pregnancy a client experiences painless vaginal bleeding secondary to a placenta previa. Which intervention would the client's plan of care include?-giving vit K to promote clotting-preforming a rectal exam to assess cervical dilation-admin an enema to prevent contamination during birth-placing the client in the semi fowler position to increase cervial pressure
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