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So let's say you've got a typical scenario of a mother who comes to the physician with her 8 and 15 year-old children. She insists on being present while both of the children are examined.
The best response by the physician is to tell the 15 year-old to wait outside while the 8 year-old is examined with the mother present. Then the 15 year-old should come in to be examined alone, and the 8 year-old and mother go wait outside. The 15 year-old should then be asked whether he or she would like the mother to be present.
I'm not confused about any of that.
Kaplan QBank, unrelated to the above scenario, had mentioned that in most states, children gain the rights of partial emancipation on their 15th birthday (i.e. confidential care for STDs, prenatal status, substance-abuse, birth control).
My question is at what age the child first needs to be examined away from the parent. Is it 15, given Kaplan's aforementioned point, or is it younger? Because IMO, I would think all teenagers should first be seen away from their parents for the sake of potential nascent social issues.
The best response by the physician is to tell the 15 year-old to wait outside while the 8 year-old is examined with the mother present. Then the 15 year-old should come in to be examined alone, and the 8 year-old and mother go wait outside. The 15 year-old should then be asked whether he or she would like the mother to be present.
I'm not confused about any of that.
Kaplan QBank, unrelated to the above scenario, had mentioned that in most states, children gain the rights of partial emancipation on their 15th birthday (i.e. confidential care for STDs, prenatal status, substance-abuse, birth control).
My question is at what age the child first needs to be examined away from the parent. Is it 15, given Kaplan's aforementioned point, or is it younger? Because IMO, I would think all teenagers should first be seen away from their parents for the sake of potential nascent social issues.
