A nurse is providing contraceptive counseling to a female. Which ...

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A nurse is providing contraceptive counseling to a female. Which of the following goals does the nurse plan to obtain?
 
  a. Encourage the individual to choose absti-nence
  b. Ensure the individual is educated to make an informed choice about reproduction
  c. Advocate for increased funding for re-productive services
  d. Reduce the health risks of the individual

Question 2

Which of the following statements about health disparities is accurate?
 
  a. African American women have a much higher incidence of breast cancer.
  b. Health disparities are the result of negli-gent health care practices.
  c. Health disparities vary among racial/ethnic groups.
  d. Men have more obstacles to receiving health care than women.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
The goal of contraceptive counseling is to ensure that women have appropriate instruction to make informed choices about reproduction. The nurse should provide a nonjudgmental approach during counseling and allow the woman to choose the appropriate contraceptive method. Nurses do advocate for reproductive services for women, but that is not a goal of contraceptive counsel-ing. Reduction in the health risks of the individual is a goal of preconceptual counseling.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: C
Improvements have been made in some areas of health disparities among various populations. However, health disparities vary among each racial/ethnic group. African American women have much higher death rates from breast cancer, not necessarily a higher incidence. The awareness of health disparities remains low among the general public. These health disparities are typically not the result of negligent health care practices.