While Reviewing a Pregnant Client's Medical Record, the Nurse Notes

question 26

Multiple Choice

While reviewing a pregnant client's medical record, the nurse notes that the cervix was soft in texture and nontender during the pelvic examination. Based on this data, which would the nurse identify as a normal finding?

• A) Piskacek sign.
• B) Goodell sign.
• C) Chadwick sign.
• D) Hegar sign.

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Definitions:

Radical Reconstruction

A period after the American Civil War, marked by severe measures to integrate and protect the rights of formerly enslaved African Americans in the Southern states.

Black Male Suffrage

The right of black men to vote, especially significant in the context of post-Civil War America with the passage of the 15th Amendment.

Reconstruction Act

Legislation passed after the Civil War aimed at rebuilding and integrating the Southern states back into the Union, including provisions for civil rights of the freed slaves.

Fourteenth Amendment

Added to the U.S. Constitution in 1868, guaranteeing equal protection under the laws to all citizens and crucial in extending civil rights and liberties.