The nurse is providing education to a young adolescent male patient. Which should the nurse include in the educational session regarding nocturnal emissions?
1) "Nocturnal emissions indicate that you have a problem with your reproductive system."
2) "Nocturnal emissions indicate that you are sterile."
3) "Nocturnal emissions typically occur 1 year after the breast tissue begins to enlarge."
4) "Nocturnal emissions typically being 1 year after the penis begins to enlarge."
ANS: 4
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