The nurse is teaching a 15-year-old female patient and her parents about an antibiotic the adolescent will begin taking. The drug is known to decrease the effectiveness of oral contraceptive pills (OCPs). The nurse will
a. ask the adolescent and her parents whether she is taking OCPs.
b. tell her parents privately that pregnancy may occur if she is taking OCPs.
c. tell her privately that the medication may decrease the effectiveness of OCPs.
d. warn her and her parents that she may get pregnant if she is relying on OCPs.
ANS: C
When soliciting adolescent health histories, the nurse should consider issues related to sexual practices and should provide privacy when asking sensitive questions or giving sensitive information. The other actions do not allow for patient privacy.
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