A 16-year-old has a stiff neck, headache, fever of 103°F, and the nurse notes purpuric lesions on the child's legs. Although the adolescent's physical needs take priority at the present time, the nurse can expect which psychologic stressor to be the most significant for this adolescent?
A) Fear of getting behind in schoolwork
B) Separation from friends and permanent changes in appearance
C) Separation from parents and home
D) Fear of painful procedures and bodily mutilation
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