Promoting teenage sexual health: An investigation into the knowledge, activities and perceptions of gynaecology nurses

Journal of Advanced Nursing

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 246-255

  Jolley, Sue ^a  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Education; Gynaecology nurses; Health promotion; Royal college of obstetricians and gynaecologists (rcog); Sexual health; Sexual history; Sexually transmitted infections; Teenage pregnancies; Training

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; EDUCATION; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITALIZED ADOLESCENT; HUMAN; METHODOLOGY; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; STANDARD; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; UNITED KINGDOM; WORK;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT, HOSPITALIZED; ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ENGLAND; GYNECOLOGY; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; JOB DESCRIPTION; NEEDS ASSESSMENT; NURSING EVALUATION RESEARCH; NURSING STAFF, HOSPITAL; QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT;

EID: 0035489456     PISSN: 03092402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2648.2001.01965.x     Document Type: Article

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