A patient calls the nurse to report that she forgot to take a combination OC pill during the third week of her cycle. She tells the nurse that she missed another pill earlier that week. The nurse will tell her to:
a. continue the pack, skip the inert pills, and use an additional form of contraception for 7 days.
b. not to worry, because up to 7 days can be missed without an increased risk of preg-nancy.
c. take a pill immediately, continue the pack, and use an additional form of contracep-tion for 1 month.
d. take a pill now, continue the pack, skip the placebo pills, and start a new pack on week 4.
D
If one or two pills are missed during the second or third week of a 28-day cycle, the patient should be instructed to take one pill as soon as possible, continue the pack, skip the placebo pills, and go straight to a new pack. It is not necessary to use an alternative form of contraception. If three or more pills are missed, the risk of pregnancy increases.
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True False
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