Question:

The nurse works at an outpatient health center and receives a call from an adolescent girl who was recently prescribed the birth control pill. She describes “an awful leg cramp that turned the skin red.” Which of the following statements, if made by the nurse to the patient, is CORRECT?

A “We’ll need you to come in to the clinic to be evaluated immediately.”

explanation

This is a most-feared complication of birth control pills: a DVT. The girl needs immediate evaluation and treatment.