Signs of Pregnancy — NCLEX Cheat Sheet
Positive, probable, presumptive
👤 By the CinnaRN Clinical Content Team
🕐 Updated 2026-08-31
🏷️ Health Promotion & Maintenance
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Use this quick-reference guide to spot, treat, and prevent Signs of Pregnancy on the NCLEX. Keep it handy during review and on exam day!
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📒 The 1-minute cheat sheet
📌 Positive — Definitely Pregnant
- Fetal heart auscultated by the examiner
- Fetal movement palpated by the examiner
- Fetus visualised on ultrasound
- Fetal skeleton on x-ray
📌 Probable — The Maybes
- Positive pregnancy test (hCG)
- Chadwick — Cervical Colour change to Cyanosis
- Goodell — cervical softening
- Hegar — softening of the lower uterine segment
- Ballottement, Braxton Hicks, enlarged abdomen
🚩 Presumptive — What She Reports
- Amenorrhoea, nausea, breast tenderness
- Fatigue, urinary frequency, quickening
✨Quick Tip
Focus on the highlighted numbers and the red-flag items — those are what the NCLEX tests most on signs of pregnancy.
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