Burns Chapter 13 - Developmental
Management of Adolescents/Young
Adults
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child assessment on a
13yearold female whose mother asks when her daughter's periods may start. Which
information will the nurse practitioner use to help estimate the onset of periods?
a. The age of the mother's menarche
b. The patient's age at thelarche
c. When adrenarche occurred
d. Whether linear growth has stopped
b
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 15yearold female who reports
having her first period at age 13. She states that she has had five periods in the last year,
with the last one 2 months prior. She participates in basketball at school. Which action is
correct?
a. Perform biometric screening to determine lean body mass.
b. Prescribe oral contraceptives pills to regulate her periods.
c. Reassure her that this is perfectly normal at her age.
d. Refer her to an endocrinologist for hormonal evaluation.
a
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Management of Adolescents/Young
Adults
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is performing a well child assessment on a
13yearold female whose mother asks when her daughter's periods may start. Which
information will the nurse practitioner use to help estimate the onset of periods?
a. The age of the mother's menarche
b. The patient's age at thelarche
c. When adrenarche occurred
d. Whether linear growth has stopped
b
The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is examining a 15yearold female who reports
having her first period at age 13. She states that she has had five periods in the last year,
with the last one 2 months prior. She participates in basketball at school. Which action is
correct?
a. Perform biometric screening to determine lean body mass.
b. Prescribe oral contraceptives pills to regulate her periods.
c. Reassure her that this is perfectly normal at her age.
d. Refer her to an endocrinologist for hormonal evaluation.
a
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