09-18-2006, 04:34 PM
A 16-year-old girl comes to see her physician with a complaint of cough and other respiratory difficulties. She is not accompanied by her parents. At the physician begins his physical examination, the girl stops him and tells him that there is really nothing wrong with her breathing. She made up the symptoms to get in to see him. She confesses that she has just discovered that she is pregnant, that she has decided to have the child, wants the physician™s advice and direction regarding prenatal care. She has not said anything to her parents about her pregnancy and asks the physician to œkeep this between us.At this point the physician™s best response would be which of the following?
A. Agree to keep her confidence and discuss options for prenatal care
B. Ask her if she is firm in her decision to have the child
C. Ask if she knows who the father is and whether he will be able to provide support for her and the child.
D. Confirm that her confidence will be maintained, but suggest that she should consider telling her parents and asking for their help
E. Explain that her parents must be notified before care can be delivered
F. Inquire if she has considered putting the child up for adoption after it is born
A. Agree to keep her confidence and discuss options for prenatal care
B. Ask her if she is firm in her decision to have the child
C. Ask if she knows who the father is and whether he will be able to provide support for her and the child.
D. Confirm that her confidence will be maintained, but suggest that she should consider telling her parents and asking for their help
E. Explain that her parents must be notified before care can be delivered
F. Inquire if she has considered putting the child up for adoption after it is born