The physician has prescribed the medication clomiphene citrate (Clomid) for a patient with infertility. The nurse's instructions to the woman should be:
1. "Have sexual intercourse every day for 1 week, starting 5 days after completion of medication."
2. "Take a pregnancy test before restarting medication."
3. "Contact the doctor if visual disturbances occur."
4. "Discontinue the medication if hot flashes occur."
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Rationale 1: Sexual intercourse should occur every other day.
Rationale 2: Only if a woman does not have a period must she be checked for the possibility of pregnancy.
Rationale 3: The patient should contact the doctor if visual disturbances occur, and the medication might have to be discontinued.
Rationale 4: If hot flashes occur, relief can be obtained without discontinuing medication.
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