A Patient Presents to the Women's Health Clinic for Continuation

question 16

Multiple Choice

A patient presents to the Women's Health Clinic for continuation of her contraceptive method. She has been using Depo-Provera (medroxyprogesterone acetate) for 24 months. In preparation for instituting a plan of care, the nurse would consider which option as a priority?

• A) Schedule the patient for follow-up baseline diagnostic testing to confirm that the patient is not pregnant.
• B) Obtain information for an alternate contraception method.
• C) Ask the patient for additional information related to her menstrual cycle.
• D) Inspect the skin for site selection of contraceptive method.

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