Question

#1 As the nurse in a women's health clinic, you are charged with developing information sheets for common procedures and medications used in the clinic. Menopausal hormone therapy (HT) is sometimes prescribed for postmenopausal women, and you want to develop an information sheet discussing the risks and benefits of HT.

1. What are indications and the benefits of HT?

2. What are the risks and adverse effects associated with HT?

#2 You are the nurse in a family planning clinic. Your patient is a patient who was prescribed combination oral contraceptives. Ms. J, who is 20 years old, and has a history of a seizure disorder for which she is prescribed Dilantin. She tells you that her menstrual periods are regular and 28 days apart and that her last period started on January 30. The date today is February 2.

1. When should Ms. J start the oral contraceptives?

2. How might the use of Dilantin affect the use of the oral contraception?

Answer 1

1.indications:

To treat ostrogen deficency

To decreases the chance of getting fracture after menopause.

If the patient has risk of some type of arterial disease.

benefits:

.it will help to prevent osteoporosis

.prevent heart disease.

2.1.endometrial cancer.

2.breast cancer

3.stroke

4.arterial disease

Side effects:

Fatigue,sexual dysfunction,increased weight,cardiac disease

2. She can take tablets from february 4 th after 5 th day of her periods.

2.delatinin is an anti epiletic which may reduce the actionn of oral contraceptive.pregnancy can occur due to less effect.