The Nurse in the Clinic Instructs a Client Who Is

question 6

Multiple Choice

The nurse in the clinic instructs a client who is using the natural method of contraception to begin counting the first day of her cycle as which day?

• A) The day her menstrual period ceases
• B) The first day after her menstrual period ceases
• C) The first day of her menstrual period
• D) The day of ovulation

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