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ss2343

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Which client would be at highest risk to develop osteoporosis?
 
  a. Average-sized African-American woman with two children
  b. Small-boned Hispanic woman who has had four pregnancies
  c. Small-boned Caucasian woman who has no children
  d. Average-sized Caucasian woman with one child and two pregnancies

Question 2

A client asks about the birth control known as the patch. The nurse plans a client teaching session about this medication with the knowledge that it:
 
  a. is effective for women of all body weights.
  b. works continuously, and there are no menstrual periods.
  c. is 50 effective in preventing pregnancy.
  d. may cause a localized skin reaction.



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Answer to Question 1

ANS: C
Thin, fair, small-boned women are at highest risk to develop osteoporosis.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D
Patch-type birth control may cause a localized skin reaction when applied.



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