The nurse working in a physician's office admits a teen boy for a physical examination who was accompanied to the office by his mother. The nurse's best action is to:
1. Ask the adolescent if he would like his mother to accompany him to the examination room.
2. Instruct the mother that she will not be allowed in the exam room, but can join her son when the doctor has finished the exam.
3. Ask the mother if she wants to accompany her son to the examination room.
4. Allow the mother and son to reach their own decision without interfering.
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Rationale: The teen should be asked if he wants his mother present for the physical examination. The boy might not be comfortable asking his mother to wait in the waiting room, and might need the nurse's help.
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