Maternity - Signs (Chadwick's, Goodell's & Hedger's)

[colleen10]

Hi eveybody!

I am studying Maternity right now.

Does anyone out there have a snappy way to remember that;

Chadwick's Sign is of the lady parts

Goodell's Sign is of the Cervix

and Hedger's Sign is of the lower uterus?

Perhaps a mneumonic or something?

Let me know if you have any ideas. I know what it is but can't remember where they are :)

[kimtab]

Even simpler, just remember they are in alphabetical order from the outside to the inside.

Kim

[Carolanne]

TERRIFIC!!!

[colleen10]

wesome!!! Thanks, that's a really smart idea!

[ucandoit]

Chaddwick's: C stands for color; Chaddwick's sign is to check for color change in the lady parts.

Goodel's: G is for gooey; Goodels sign checks for softening of the cervix, it becomes almost a gooey texture.

Hedger's: Makes you scream"HEY", It hurts because the uterus is being manipulated to check for tilting.

Hope this helps, My maternity teacher taught us these.

[live4today, RN]

Originally posted by colleen10

Hi eveybody!

I am studying Maternity right now.

Does anyone out there have a snappy way to remember that;

Chadwick's Sign is of the lady parts

Goodell's Sign is of the Cervix

and Hedger's Sign is of the lower uterus?

Perhaps a mneumonic or something?

Let me know if you have any ideas. I know what it is but can't remember where they are :)

I'm not an ob/gyn nurse, but I have been on that table several times being examined by one. :chuckle

This is how I would remember them:

Chadwick = wick = tampon into the lady parts

Goodell = good = It's good to have a cervix at the top of the wick

Hedger = hedge = the lower uterus is the hedge over the cervix

Silly, but it worked for me in school.

[lperolina-rpcb]

hey, that's cool... thanks a lot

[BunnyRN]

Chaddwick's: C stands for color; Chaddwick's sign is to check for color change in the lady parts.

Goodel's: G is for gooey; Goodels sign checks for softening of the cervix, it becomes almost a gooey texture.

Hedger's: Makes you scream"HEY", It hurts because the uterus is being manipulated to check for tilting.

Hope this helps, My maternity teacher taught us these.

I just did OB, I wish I knew this!!! But I did pretty well!!!:chuckle

[Wen83]

Those are great! I just finished up OB as well. Ha I wish I saw this post before the exam. Oh well, better late then never