Ashley comes to the clinic with a request for oral contraceptives. She has successfully used oral contraceptives before and has recently started dating a new boyfriend so would like to restart contraception
She denies recent intercourse and has a negative urine pregnancy test in the clinic. An appropriate plan of care would be:
1. Recommend she return to the clinic at the start of her next menses to get a Depo Provera shot.
2. Prescribe oral combined contraceptives and recommend she start them at the beginning of her next period and use a back-up method for the first 7 days.
3. Prescribe oral contraceptives and have her start them the same day as the visit with a back-up method used for the first 7 days.
4. Discuss the advantages of using the topical birth control patch and recommend she consider using the patch.
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The nurse is caring for two clients who both are in pain due to sickle cell anemia. One of the clients rates his pain as a 7 out of 10 (1 is no pain and 10 is the worst pain possible)
This client is moving around easily and is eating well, but has asked for pain medicine. The nurse would choose which of the following actions? 1. Wait 30 minutes and see if the client is still requesting the pain medicine. 2. Administer half the ordered does of pain medication. 3. Administer the pain medication if it is has been longer than the ordered interval. 4. Notify the healthcare provider that the client is faking his pain.
The perioperative nurse maintains the safety of the patient during surgery with which of the following goals? Select all that apply
a. Preventing infection b. Improving the accuracy of patient identification c. Preventing mistakes in surgery d. Obtaining signed consent for surgery e. Keeping the family informed of patient's status
The nurse is caring for a patient who experienced a blast injury to the eye. Which intervention would be appropriate?
1. Flush the eye with eyewash. 2. Encourage the patient to rub the eye to get out specks of dust. 3. Apply a warm compress to the eye. 4. Remove debris lodged in the eye.