title: The nurse practitioner and homeless adolescents in Waikiki.
abstract: Staffed by those with advanced skills and training, the nurse practitioner-based clinic is in a unique position to offer the street youth primary health care designed to meet their basic needs. Within the setting of a "drop-in" program in Waikiki, free and confidential medical, educational, and social services are offered to homeless adolescents bound to survival on the streets.
authors.affiliation: Youth Outreach Project of Waikiki Health Center, Honolulu, HI, USA.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Beechinor
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Matsushima
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D016497:Adolescent Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D003156:Community Mental Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006254:Hawaii; D018453:Homeless Youth / Q000523:psychology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009722:Nurse Practitioners / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011568:Psychiatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*