A couple comes to the family planning clinic and asks about sterilization procedures. Which ques- tion by the nurse should determine whether this method of family planning would be most appropriate?

“Did you ever had surgery?” “Do you plan to have any other children?”“Do either of you have diabetes mellitus?”“Do either of you have problems with high blood pressure?”

Explanation.

Sterilization is a method of contraception for couples who have completed their families. It should be considered a permanent end to fertility because reversal surgery is not always successful. The nurse would ask the couple about their plans for having children in the future. Options 1, 3, and 4 are unrelated to this procedure.