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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.

Question 2

List five guidelines for parents to use in planning TV viewing.
 
  What will be an ideal response?



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Answer to Question 1

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A Correct. It is important to explain to the client that you have an obligation to report sexually transmitted diseases to the local health department. The obligation is to public health, but the report will be handled in a sensitive and appropriate manner; individual privacy will be protected.
B Incorrect. The local health department is not trained in sensitive matters, it is primarily concerned with the public health of all citizens.
C Incorrect. The local health department does not accept reports from parents.
D Incorrect. The nurse's responsibility is to report to the local health department, not the social worker.

Answer to Question 2

Encourage active recreation
Read to children
Limit television to 2 hours per day or less
Do not use the TV as a babysitter
Turn off the TV during meals
Encourage the children to watch educational shows





 

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