During an examination, how would the nurse expect the cervical os of a woman who has never had children to appear?

A) Everted
B) Stellate
C) Small and round
D) As a horizontal irregular slit

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During an examination, how would the nurse expect the cervical os of a woman who has never had children to appear?A)  EvertedB)  StellateC)  Small and roundD)  As a horizontal irregular slit

Deondé DeGennaro · Accepted Answer

Final Answer : C, Explanation :  The cervical os in a nulliparous woman is small and round. In the parous woman, it is a horizontal, irregular slit that also may show healed lacerations on the sides. It does not appear stellate (resembling a star shape) or everted (rolled out).

During an examination, how would the nurse expect the cervical os of a woman who has never had children to appear?

A) Everted
B) Stellate
C) Small and round
D) As a horizontal irregular slit

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