Which should the nurse keep in mind when providing care to an adolescent client during the initial visit?
1. The importance of explaining procedures and introducing personnel to adolescents.
2. Adolescents usually are quiet and will offer no opinions.
3. The importance of attending to and discharging the adolescent quickly.
4. Adolescents are comfortable with their surroundings.
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Explanation:
1. If the setting is new to the adolescent, explain the procedures and introduce personnel so the adolescent feels more at ease.
2. Adolescents usually will offer their opinions readily.
3. It is important that adolescents feel welcome, important, and unrushed in order to gain their trust.
4. When adolescents are visiting the same office or clinic that they came to during childhood, they usually know and feel comfortable with the healthcare providers. This is not the case if it is a first visit.
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