The nurse is reading the history and physical on a pregnant client and reads that the cervix was noted as soft in texture and nontender during the pelvic examination. The nurse would correctly identify this as which of the following?
1. Piscacek's sign
2. Goodell's sign
3. Chadwick's sign
4. Hegar's sign
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Rationale 1: Piscacek's sign is when the shape of the uterus becomes irregular due to the implantation of the ovum.
Rationale 2: During pregnancy, the vascularity of the cervix increases and contributes to the softening of the cervix. This is a normal finding called Goodell's sign.
Rationale 3: Chadwick's sign is the appearance of a bluish-purple coloration of the cervix due to vascular congestion.
Rationale 4: Hegar's sign occurs throughout pregnancy and is the softening of the region that connects the body of the uterus and the cervix.
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