An 18-year-old high-school senior comes to the local family planning clinic requesting birth control pills. When discussing sexual health with the adolescent girl, your first nursing priority would be to do which of the following?
1) Urge the teen to practice healthful sexual behaviors.
2) Inform her about the risk of pregnancy and STIs.
3) Assess the teen's knowledge of sexuality and reproduction.
4) Provide detailed information about birth control pills.
ANS: 3
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