title: Family planning needs of adolescents.
abstract: Nurse practitioners working with teenagers need to take into consideration their level of psychosocial development. Examples of how nurse practitioners can provide family planning care to teenage clients based on their development are given. Two services, one center for young adolescents and one for college-age adolescents, are described.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001828:Body Image; D003268:Contraception Behavior; D003376:Counseling; D005193:Family Planning Services; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009722:Nurse Practitioners; D010553:Personality Development; D000297:Psychology, Adolescent