The nurse is caring for an adolescent girl with primary dysmenorrhea. The girl's mother reports that her daughter has been absent from school at least 1 day during her last four periods
She an-ticipates that the health care provider will likely prescribe which treatment?
a. Aromatherapy
b. Dietary modification
c. Effleurage
d. Oral contraceptive Sesonale
D
Seasonale is a popular oral contraceptive that provides delayed menstruation. Since this patient is accruing multiple short-term school absences over a period of months, Seasonale would provide longer periods of pain-free amenorrhea by allowing only four menstrual periods per year. Aro-matherapy, dietary modification, and effleurage may also help relieve discomfort when present but extend pain-free intervals.
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a. Intervention scheme c. Problem rating scale b. Problem classifica-tion scheme d. Evaluation scheme
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