A Client Asks the Nurse, "Can You Explain to Us

question 22

Multiple Choice

A client asks the nurse, "Can you explain to us how to use the basal body temperature method to detect ovulation and prevent pregnancy?" What is the nurse's best response?

• A) "Take your temperature every evening at the same time and keep a record for a period of several weeks. A noticeable drop in temperature indicates that ovulation has occurred."
• B) "Take your temperature every day at the same time and keep a record of the findings. A noticeable rise in temperature indicates ovulation."
• C) "Take your temperature each day, immediately upon awakening, and keep a record of each finding. A noticeable rise in temperature indicates that ovulation is about to occur."
• D) "This is an unscientific and unproven method of determining ovulation, and is not recognized as a means of birth control."

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