You Are the Nurse Working with an Adolescent Who Has

You are the nurse working with an adolescent who has just been diagnosed with a sexually transmitted disease. In your state the provider of care has an obligation to report sexually transmitted diseases to the local health department. Your best action is which of the following?

A) Explain to the adolescent that the law requires reporting of this information, which will be handled in a sensitive and appropriate manner.
B) Report the information, and let the local health department deal with the adolescent, as they are trained in sensitive matters.
C) Ask the parents of the adolescent to notify the local health department.
D) Ask the hospital social worker to notify the local health department.