What is the best response a nurse can make to a 15-year-old girl who has verbalized a desire to have a baby?
a. "Have you talked with your parents about this?"
b. "Do you have plans to continue school?"
c. "Will you be able to support the baby?"
d. "Can you tell me how your life will be if you have an infant?"
D
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A Asking the teenager whether she has talked to her parents is not particularly
helpful to the teen or the nurse and may terminate the communication.
B A direct question about continuing school will not facilitate communication.
Open-ended questions encourage communication.
C Asking the teenager about how she will support the child will not facilitate
communication. Open-ended questions encourage communication.
D Having the teenager describe how the infant will affect her life will allow the
teen to think more realistically. Her description will allow the nurse to assess the
teen's perception and reality orientation.
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