Feature ArticlesCE: An Evidence-Based Update on ContraceptionBritton, Laura E. PhD, RN; Alspaugh, Amy MSN, RN, CNM; Greene, Madelyne Z. PhD, RN; McLemore, Monica R. PhD, MPH, RN, FAAN Author Information Laura E. Britton is a postdoctoral fellow at the Columbia University School of Nursing in New York City. Amy Alspaugh is a doctoral student at the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing in Charleston, as well as a clinical instructor in the Schools of Nursing at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and Duke University in Durham, NC. Madelyne Z. Greene is an assistant professor at the University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Nursing. Monica R. McLemore is an associate professor in the Department of Family Health Care Nursing at the University of California San Francisco School of Nursing. Contact author: Laura E. Britton, [email protected]. The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise. A podcast with the authors is available at www.ajnonline.com. AJN, American Journal of Nursing 120(2):p 22-33, February 2020. | DOI: 10.1097/01.NAJ.0000654304.29632.a7 Buy CE Test Metrics AbstractIn Brief Contraception is widely used in the United States, and nurses in all settings may encounter patients who are using or want to use contraceptives. Nurses may be called on to anticipate how family planning intersects with other health care services and provide patients with information based on the most current evidence. This article describes key characteristics of nonpermanent contraceptive methods, including mechanism of action, correct use, failure rates with perfect and typical use, contraindications, benefits, side effects, discontinuation procedures, and innovations in the field. We also discuss how contraceptive care is related to nursing ethics and health inequities. A comprehensive review of the major characteristics of nonpermanent contraceptive methods, including combined hormonal contraceptives, progestin-only methods, nonhormonal methods, and recent innovations in contraception. Copyright © 2020 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.
