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Title: The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old girl. Which of the following events would the nurse expect to ...
Post by: tmoe on Feb 6, 2018
The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old girl. Which of the following events would the nurse expect to have occurred first?
 
  A) Evidence of pubic hair
  B) Development of breast buds
  C) Onset of menses
  D) Growth spurt


Title: The nurse is assessing a 13-year-old girl. Which of the following events would the nurse expect to ...
Post by: jpflueger on Feb 6, 2018
B
Response:
Pubertal events preceding the first menses have an orderly progression beginning with the development of breast buds, followed by the appearance of pubic hair, then axillary hair, then a growth spurt. Menses typically occurs about 2 years after the start of breast development.