title: Emergency contraception.
abstract: Emergency contraception is often misunderstood by the general public and nurses alike. This article outlines information about methods of post-coital contraception that all nurses need to provide appropriate health advice to women in any nursing setting. This article first appeared in Nursing Standard. 14, 7, 38-43. Readers who successfully completed a written 'practice profile assessment' on that occasion may not do so again.
authors.affiliation: Sheila Quinn RN, BSc(Hons), MSc (Social Research), is Senior Lecturer, School of Health, Biological and Environmental Sciences, Middlesex University. She is also Family Planning Sister, Margaret Pyke Centre, London.
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authors.lastname: Quinn
keywords: Contraceptive methods; Family planning