The school nurse recognizes that many adolescents who are currently pregnant are hiding their pregnancies from adults, both at school and at home. Which should the nurse educate the adolescents about based on the current data?
1. Safe haven laws
2. Birth control available to all teenagers
3. Domestic abuse protection
4. The father's financial responsibility for the infant
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Explanation:
1. Safe haven laws provide for unwanted babies to be left in certain locations without legal repercussions to the mother.
2. A pregnant teenager does not need to know about birth control at this time.
3. This is not the primary information that needs to be given to pregnant teenagers.
4. Most teenagers are aware that the fathers are financially responsible. This is not information that is needed now.
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