A woman asks the clinic nurse what she should do if she forgets ...

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A woman asks the clinic nurse what she should do if she forgets to take a birth control pill. The nurse should tell her to:
 
  a. Abstain from intercourse until she has completed 1 full month on the pill.
  b. Take the missed pill as soon as she remembers it and continue the pack.
  c. Discard the pill that she forgot and continue taking the remaining pills.
  d. Not complete the pack; use another method of contraception.

Question 2

Health history data obtained from a woman who is interested in oral contraceptives are listed below. Which data would indicate that this woman should not take oral contraceptives?
 
  a. Smoked cigarettes for 8 years; quit 10 years ago
  b. Both parents died of strokes in their seventies
  c. Has asthma that is treated with bronchodilators
  d. Had thrombophlebitis after abdominal surgery

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
If only one pill is missed, it can be taken as soon as the woman remembers, even as late as the next day. If more than one is missed, however, effectiveness may be impaired, and other contraceptive measures may be necessary.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
A history of thrombophlebitis contraindicates the use of oral contraceptives. Past smoking, cause of parental deaths, and asthma are not contraindications.

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[ktidd]

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