Assignment task:
Your 27-year-old is experiencing secondary amenorrhea. At the time of her visit her period is 5 weeks late. She has given birth twice before and does not believe she is pregnant since she is not experiencing any signs or symptoms of pregnancy. What is your first step as a nurse practitioner?
- Perform a pelvic ultrasound to check for anatomical abnormalities
- Refer the patient to an endocrinologist
- Order a complete blood count
- Order a human chorionic gonadotropin test.