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NURSING 6005 CHAPTER 62: BIRTH CONTROL Test Bank MULTIPLE CHOICE 1. A nurse working in a family planning clinic is teaching a class on intrauterine devices (IUDs). Which patient should be advi... sed against using an IUD for contraception? a. A 45-year-old married woman with four children b. A 30-year-old monogamous married woman c. An 18-year-old woman with multiple sexual partners d. A 35-year-old woman with a history of rosacea 2. An adolescent female patient with multiple sexual partners asks a nurse about birth control methods. The patient tells the nurse she tried oral contraceptives once but often forgot to take her pills. The nurse will recommend discussing which contraception with the provider? a. An intrauterine device with a spermicide b. DMPA (Depo-Provera) and condoms c. Tubal ligation and condoms d. Progestin-only oral contraceptives 3. A patient is taking a combination oral contraceptive (OC) and reports breast tenderness, edema, and occasional nausea. What will the nurse recommend? a. The patient should ask her provider about an OC with less progestin. b. The patient should discuss an alternate method of birth control. c. The patient should request an OC containing less estrogen. d. The patient should take the OC at bedtime to reduce side effects 4. A patient has been experiencing side effects with a combination oral contraceptive, and her provider has ordered a different combination product. The nurse will instruct the patient to do what? a. Begin taking the new product immediately. b. Change products at the beginning of her next cycle. c. Stop taking the old OC 1 week before starting the new OC. d. Use an alternate method of contraception for 1 month before starting the new OC. 5. A patient who is taking a combination oral contraceptive begins taking carbamazepine. After several weeks, the patient tells the nurse she has begun experiencing spotting during her cycle. What will the nurse tell her to do? a. Change to condoms instead of oral contraceptives. b. Discuss an oral contraceptive with increased estrogen. c. Request a decreased dose of carbamazepine. d. Stop taking the oral contraceptive immediately. 6. A nurse is teaching an adolescent female patient about 28-day monophasic combination oral contraceptives. The provider has instructed the patient to begin taking the pills on the first Sunday after the onset of her next period. What will the nurse tell the patient? a. “If breakthrough spotting occurs, you should begin taking a new pack of pills.” b. “Protection from pregnancy will begin immediately.” c. “Use another form of contraception for the next month.” d. “You may take the pills at different times of day.” [Show More]

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