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The Nurse Is Working with an Adolescent Parent

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The nurse is working with an adolescent parent. The adolescent tells the nurse, "I'm really scared that I won't take care of my baby correctly. My mother says I'll probably hurt the baby because I'm too young to be a mother." The best response by the nurse is:


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