Answer to Question 1
B
The APN would recognize softening of the cervix as Goodell's sign; normally the cervix is firm. Chadwick's sign is the color change from pink to bluish-purplish in the mucous membranes of the cervix, vagina, and vulva. Hegar's sign, usually evident at 6 to 8 weeks gestation, is the softening of the isthmus of the uterus, often referred to as the lower uterine segment. Ballottement occurs when the floating fetus rebounds against the examiner's fingers.
Answer to Question 2
virtue