What Action by the Nurse Is Appropriate When Examining a 16-Year-Old

question 9

Multiple Choice

What action by the nurse is appropriate when examining a 16-year-old male teenager?

• A) Discuss health teaching with the parent because the teen is unlikely to be interested in promoting wellness.
• B) Ask his parent to stay in the room during the history and physical examination to answer any questions and to alleviate his anxiety.
• C) Talk to him in the same manner as one would talk to a younger child because a teen's level of understanding may not match his or her speech.
• D) Provide feedback that his body is developing normally, and discuss the wide variation among teenagers on the rate of growth and development.

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