Caring for pregnant teenagers: medicolegal issues for nurses.
From statutory rape, pregnancy options, mandatory reporting, and emancipation, a wide range of medicolegal issues face teenagers. These issues become even more complex when the teenager is pregnant. Nurses caring for pregnant and parenting teenagers are in a position to offer advocacy and support in family planning, prenatal, obstetric, and pediatrics settings. A comprehensive understanding of common medicolegal issues facing teenagers will help to ensure appropriate patient advocacy.
Harner
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University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia 19104, USA. hharner@nursing.upenn.edu
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Asher
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D000293:Adolescent; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000379:methods*; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010344:Patient Advocacy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D010414:Pennsylvania; D011247:Pregnancy; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011902:Rape / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012944:Social Support; D013179:Spouse Abuse / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States