The nurse is aware that emancipated minors and those who qualify under the mature minor doctrine may sign consents for their own medical treatment without parent approval
Persons not needing parent approval for medical care would be: (Select all that apply.) a. a 14-year-old girl married to a 16-year-old boy
b. a 17-year-old serving in the U.S. Navy
c. a 17-year-old college freshman living in a school dormitory
d. a 17-year-old seeking medical care for a sexually transmitted disease
e. a 15-year-old seeking an abortion
A, B, D
Married persons or persons serving in the military are considered emancipated minors automatically. Persons seeking care for sexually transmitted disease, pregnancies, contraception, and drug use qualify under the mature minor doctrine. Requests for abortions need the notification of at least one parent.
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a. How are they determined? b. How are they identified? c. Are they compatible? If so, which ones? Who is the universal donor? The universal recipient? d. What is the Rh factor, and what does it do? e. How is compatibility determined in blood transfusions?
The client is known to have overdosed on a benzodiazepine medication. The nurse anticipates that which medication will most likely be ordered?
a. Tranxene b. Romazicon c. BuSpar d. Librium
In considering the psychosocial problems common to young and middle-aged adults, it is important to remember:
A) The age range of clients who fit in this category is from 18 to 65 years of age. B) These categories are specific to Western culture secondary to a lengthened lifespan. C) Young and middle-aged adults the world over are transitioning into longer stages of development. D) These categories apply only in the United States due to our superior technological advances.