An adolescent's mother calls the primary healthcare provider's office to Inquire about the results of her daughter's serum test results that were drawn last week. Since it is the teenager's 18th birthday, how should the nurse respond to this mother's inquiry?

Ask when the adolescent was last seen in the clinic.

Explain that the information cannot be released without the 18-year-old's permission.

Tell the mother to have the teenager call the clinic.

Since the serum samples were drawn last week provide the mother with the findings.