In using the natural method of contraception, the nurse should instruct the client to begin counting the first day of her cycle as:
1. The day her menstrual period ceases.
2. The first day after her menstrual period ceases.
3. The first day of her menstrual period.
4. The day of ovulation.
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Rationale:
1. The first day of menstruation is the first day of the cycle. The day her menstrual period ceases is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
2. The first day of menstruation is the first day of the cycle. The first day after her menstrual period ceases is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
3. The first day of menstruation is the first day of the cycle.
4. The first day of menstruation is the first day of the cycle. The day of ovulation is not an indicator of the first day of the cycle.
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