The Nurse Is Explaining Tanner Staging to an Adolescent and Mother.Which

question 23

Multiple Choice

The nurse is explaining Tanner staging to an adolescent and mother.Which statement best describes Tanner staging?

• A) Predictable stages of puberty that are based on chronologic age
• B) Staging of puberty based on the initiation of menarche and nocturnal emissions
• C) Predictable stages of puberty based on primary and secondary sexual characteristics
• D) Staging of puberty based on the initiation of primary sexual characteristics

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