What guidelines should the nurse use when interviewing adolescents? (Select all that apply.)
a. Ensure privacy.
b. Use open-ended questions.
c. Share your thoughts and assumptions.
d. Explain that all interactions will be confidential.
e. Begin with less sensitive issues and proceed to more sensitive ones.
ANS: A, B, E
Guidelines for interviewing adolescents include ensuring privacy, using open-ended questions, and beginning with less sensitive issues and proceeding to more sensitive ones. The nurse should not share thoughts but maintain objectivity and should avoid assumptions, judgments, and lectures. It may not be possible for all interactions to be confidential. Limits of confidentiality include a legal duty to report physical or sexual abuse and to get others involved if an adolescent is suicidal.
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