NURS 5333 Family 1 Test 5 Questions
with Accurate Solutions
ACHES - ANSWER Inform the patient to let us know if they get any of the following
symptoms after starting a hormonally based contraceptive agent
- abdominal pain
- chest pain
- headache
- eye problems
- severe leg and and ankle swelling/pain
Combined oral contraceptive (COC) - ANSWER contains both estrogen and progestin
Combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) - ANSWER This can be pills but also patches
and rings
Monophasics - ANSWER pt gets the same dose of estrogen and progestin every day of
the month that is not the placebo day
ALWAYS THE SAME DOSE
Biphasics - ANSWER - Typically two different doses within the month
, Triphasics - ANSWER - different dose for each week of the pill pack and of course
the last week or so is placebo pills
Low dose contraceptive pills - ANSWER - because they are not as strong, pt
will experience breakthrough bleeding
- if they miss even one dose of these, Ovulation could occur
POP or P-O-P - ANSWER - stands for progestin only pill
- No estrogen in these
- used with our breastfeeding mothers
POP - ANSWER - irregular menses and breakthrough bleeding is very, very likely
- Very difficult to use and the pt has to taken exactly at the same time every day
- These pills are not as strong and as efficacious as our combined pills
- Recommend taking at lunch time so they have higher coverage in the evening hours
when they are more likely to have intercourse
Patch - ANSWER - Worn weekly for 3 cycles
- Patch free week
- Menses typically occur then
- The patch is identical to the contraindications and the SE for oral contraceptives
Ring - ANSWER - Plastic ring, inserted by pt
- Left in vagina for 3 weeks, discarged
- contains 4 wks of hormone
- "Nocebo" effect
with Accurate Solutions
ACHES - ANSWER Inform the patient to let us know if they get any of the following
symptoms after starting a hormonally based contraceptive agent
- abdominal pain
- chest pain
- headache
- eye problems
- severe leg and and ankle swelling/pain
Combined oral contraceptive (COC) - ANSWER contains both estrogen and progestin
Combined hormonal contraceptive (CHC) - ANSWER This can be pills but also patches
and rings
Monophasics - ANSWER pt gets the same dose of estrogen and progestin every day of
the month that is not the placebo day
ALWAYS THE SAME DOSE
Biphasics - ANSWER - Typically two different doses within the month
, Triphasics - ANSWER - different dose for each week of the pill pack and of course
the last week or so is placebo pills
Low dose contraceptive pills - ANSWER - because they are not as strong, pt
will experience breakthrough bleeding
- if they miss even one dose of these, Ovulation could occur
POP or P-O-P - ANSWER - stands for progestin only pill
- No estrogen in these
- used with our breastfeeding mothers
POP - ANSWER - irregular menses and breakthrough bleeding is very, very likely
- Very difficult to use and the pt has to taken exactly at the same time every day
- These pills are not as strong and as efficacious as our combined pills
- Recommend taking at lunch time so they have higher coverage in the evening hours
when they are more likely to have intercourse
Patch - ANSWER - Worn weekly for 3 cycles
- Patch free week
- Menses typically occur then
- The patch is identical to the contraindications and the SE for oral contraceptives
Ring - ANSWER - Plastic ring, inserted by pt
- Left in vagina for 3 weeks, discarged
- contains 4 wks of hormone
- "Nocebo" effect
