You Are a School Nurse Working with Adolescents

You are a school nurse working with adolescents. An adolescent tells you that he thinks he has a sexually transmitted disease (STD) . He wants to see a doctor to get diagnosis and treatment if necessary, but he says he definitely does not want to tell his parents. Your best initial action would be to:

A) reassure him that you will not contact his parents
B) convince him to talk with his parents
C) check the laws of your state to find the age at which adolescents can seek diagnosis and treatment of STDs without parental consent
D) Refer the adolescent to the local clinic that provides free STD testing