Exam 54: Contraceptives

A woman who began taking a COCP 2 months ago calls the primary care NP to report having nausea every day.She takes a pill at the same time each morning.The NP should tell her to:

A woman who is taking a progestin-only pill has just stopped nursing her 9-month-old infant and tells the primary care NP that she would like to space her children about 2 years apart.The NP should:

A woman who has been taking a COCP for 2 months tells the primary care NP that she has had several headaches,breakthrough bleeding,and nausea.The NP should counsel the woman:

A woman who has been taking a COCP tells the primary care NP that,because of frequent changes in her work schedule,she has difficulty remembering to take her pills.The woman and the NP decide to change to a vaginal ring.The NP will instruct her to insert the ring:

A primary care NP prescribes a COCP for a woman who is taking them for the first time.After teaching,the woman should correctly state the need for using a backup form of contraception if she:

A postpartum woman will begin taking the minipill while she is nursing her infant.The primary care NP should instruct the patient:

A 40-year-old woman tells the primary care nurse practitioner (NP)that she does not want more children and would like a contraceptive.She does not smoke and has no personal or family history of cardiovascular disease.She has frequent tension headaches.For this patient,the NP should prescribe:

An adolescent girl has chosen Depo-Provera as a contraceptive method and tells the primary care NP that she likes the fact that she won't have to deal with pills or periods.The primary care NP should tell her that she:

A primary care NP prescribes a COCP for a woman who has never taken oral contraceptives before.The woman is in a monogamous relationship,and she and her partner have been using condoms and wish to stop using them.Her last period was 1 week ago.The NP should:

A woman who uses a transdermal contraceptive calls the primary care NP to report that while dressing that morning she discovered that the patch had come off and she was unable to find the patch.The NP should tell her to apply a new patch and:

The primary care NP prescribes an extended-cycle monophasic pill regimen for a young woman who reports having multiple partners.Which statement by the patient indicates she understands the regimen?

A sexually active patient tells the primary care NP that she has been unable to get her new COCP pill pack until today and has missed 3 days of pills.The NP should tell her to: