A 12-year-old female complains of nausea and abdominal pain. When assessing and treating her, you should:

A. treat her as an adult and allow her to answer all of your questions.
B. reward her if she holds out her arm to let you start an IV line.
C. obtain as much of the medical history from her as possible.
D. ask her simple questions but turn to the parent for answers.


Answer: C. obtain as much of the medical history from her as possible.

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