A 16-year-old client has requested that she be examined and receive counseling without her parents being present. Which response demonstrates a correct response to this request?

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A)Adolescent clients may wish to be examined or receive counseling separate from their parents. The nurse should make every effort to honor this request, though doing so may lead to confrontation with the parents. Understanding state statutes and organizational policy related to adolescent confidentially is essential when situations such as this arise. When providing confidential care to adolescents, the nurse should encourage adolescents to consider involving parents or guardians in their decision making. The nurse should make it clear that this is a suggestion and not a requirement for receiving care. The nurse should not clear this request with the parents, involve the parents anyway, or make it sound as though competent care depends on the adolescent reconsidering her request.
B)Adolescent clients may wish to be examined or receive counseling separate from their parents. The nurse should make every effort to honor this request, though doing so may lead to confrontation with the parents. Understanding state statutes and organizational policy related to adolescent confidentially is essential when situations such as this arise. When providing confidential care to adolescents, the nurse should encourage adolescents to consider involving parents or guardians in their decision making. The nurse should make it clear that this is a suggestion and not a requirement for receiving care. The nurse should not clear this request with the parents, involve the parents anyway, or make it sound as though competent care depends on the adolescent reconsidering her request.
C)Adolescent clients may wish to be examined or receive counseling separate from their parents. The nurse should make every effort to honor this request, though doing so may lead to confrontation with the parents. Understanding state statutes and organizational policy related to adolescent confidentially is essential when situations such as this arise. When providing confidential care to adolescents, the nurse should encourage adolescents to consider involving parents or guardians in their decision making. The nurse should make it clear that this is a suggestion and not a requirement for receiving care. The nurse should not clear this request with the parents, involve the parents anyway, or make it sound as though competent care depends on the adolescent reconsidering her request.
D)Adolescent clients may wish to be examined or receive counseling separate from their parents. The nurse should make every effort to honor this request, though doing so may lead to confrontation with the parents. Understanding state statutes and organizational policy related to adolescent confidentially is essential when situations such as this arise. When providing confidential care to adolescents, the nurse should encourage adolescents to consider involving parents or guardians in their decision making. The nurse should make it clear that this is a suggestion and not a requirement for receiving care. The nurse should not clear this request with the parents, involve the parents anyway, or make it sound as though competent care depends on the adolescent reconsidering her request.

A 16-Year-Old Client Has Requested That She Be Examined and Receive