CNM Certified Nurse Midwife

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A nurse midwife is teaching a 14-year-old girl about contraceptives. The client gave birth to a healthy baby girl three days ago. The nurse midwife is correct when she says that the most effective way to protect against conception is through:

Natural family planning.
Abstinence.
Oral contraception.
Surgical methods.

Explanation

Answer: B - Abstinence is the most effective way to protect against conception. Natural family planning has a failure rate of about 20%. Oral contraception has a failure rate of about 3%. If used correctly, oral contraceptives are 99.5% effective. Surgical methods have a failure rate between 0.1 and 0.4%.

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