title: Caring for women with unintended pregnancies.
abstract: Unintended pregnancy is a common reproductive health event. Professional responsibilities for nurses providing care to women with unintended pregnancies include appropriate assessment, options counseling, provision of or referral for desired services, care coordination, and prevention efforts aimed at decreasing future unintended pregnancies. Nurses' awareness of available services and their involvement in referring or providing services is an essential component to reproductive health care.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Health Professions, Charlestown, MA 02129, USA. ksimmonds1@mghihp.edu
authors.forename: Katherine
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Simmonds
authors.forename: Frances E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Likis
mesh_terms: D000029:Abortion, Legal / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D003376:Counseling; D005193:Family Planning Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D024802:Nurse's Role; D009723:Nurse-Patient Relations; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011258:Pregnancy Tests / Q000379:methods / Q000523:psychology; D011253:Pregnancy in Adolescence; D049168:Pregnancy, Unplanned; D011275:Pregnancy, Unwanted / Q000523:psychology; D011322:Primary Prevention / Q000458:organization & administration*; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D014481:United States; D055815:Young Adult