{"id":133352,"date":"2024-08-22T20:14:26","date_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:14:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/learnexams.com\/blog\/?p=133352"},"modified":"2024-08-22T20:14:28","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T20:14:28","slug":"a-nurse-in-a-family-planning-clinic-is-caring-for-a-client-who-requests-an-oral-contraceptive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/2024\/08\/22\/a-nurse-in-a-family-planning-clinic-is-caring-for-a-client-who-requests-an-oral-contraceptive\/","title":{"rendered":"A nurse in a family planning clinic is caring for a client who requests an oral contraceptive"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>A nurse in a family planning clinic is caring for a client who requests an oral contraceptive. Which of the following findings in the client&#8217;s history should the nurse recognize as a contraindication to oral contraceptives? (Select all that apply)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A.<br>Cholecystitis<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>B.<br>Hypertension<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>C.<br>Human papillomavirus<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>D.<br>Migraine headaches<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>E.<br>Anxiety disorder<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When considering contraindications for oral contraceptives, the nurse should recognize the following findings in the client&#8217;s history as potential contraindications:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A. Cholecystitis<\/strong><br><strong>B. Hypertension<\/strong><br><strong>D. Migraine headaches<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Explanation:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>A. Cholecystitis:<\/strong> While not a direct contraindication, it can be a concern as oral contraceptives may exacerbate gallbladder disease due to increased estrogen levels. However, cholecystitis itself is not a primary contraindication but should be monitored closely.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>B. Hypertension:<\/strong> High blood pressure is a significant contraindication for oral contraceptives, especially if it is not well controlled. Estrogen can increase the risk of cardiovascular complications in individuals with hypertension.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>C. Human papillomavirus (HPV):<\/strong> HPV is not a contraindication for oral contraceptives. It is a common sexually transmitted infection and does not affect the safety or efficacy of birth control pills.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>D. Migraine headaches:<\/strong> Migraine headaches can be a contraindication, particularly if they are accompanied by aura. The estrogen in oral contraceptives can increase the risk of stroke in women with migraines with aura.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>E. Anxiety disorder:<\/strong> Anxiety disorder is not a contraindication for oral contraceptives. It is important to manage any mental health conditions, but they do not typically affect the safety of using oral contraceptives.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, <strong>A, B,<\/strong> and <strong>D<\/strong> are the findings that should be recognized as contraindications or considerations when assessing the use of oral contraceptives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A nurse in a family planning clinic is caring for a client who requests an oral contraceptive. Which of the following findings in the client&#8217;s history should the nurse recognize as a contraindication to oral contraceptives? (Select all that apply) A.Cholecystitis B.Hypertension C.Human papillomavirus D.Migraine headaches E.Anxiety disorder When considering contraindications for oral contraceptives, the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-133352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-exams-certification"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=133352"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/133352\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=133352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=133352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.learnexams.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=133352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}