A 16-year-old girl comes to the pediatric clinic for information on birth control. The nurse knows that before this young woman can be examined, consent must be obtained from which source?
a. Herself
b. Her mother
c. Court order
d. Legal guardian
ANS: A
Contraceptive advice is one of the conditions that is considered "medically emancipated." The adolescent is able to provide her own informed consent.
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