A 15-year-old girl who is a victim of physical and sexual abuse is brought to the health care facility by her mother for a physical examination. She appears scared, tense, and nervous. She requests...

A 15-year-old girl who is a victim of physical and sexual abuse is brought to the health care facility by her mother for a physical examination. She appears scared, tense, and nervous. She requests that the nurse not examine certain parts of her body and asks whether her mother could be present during the examination.

1. Describe actions the nurse should take during the physical examination to make the client more comfortable while collecting the required assessment data.


2. What questions must the nurse consider to facilitate analysis of data and identification of areas where additional physical examination data are needed?