The Role of Nursing in the Management of Unintended Pregnancy

Nursing Clinics of North America

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 301-314

  Levi, Amy J ^a   Simmonds, Katherine E ^b   Taylor, Diana ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MGH INSTITUTE OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Nursing advocacy in unintended pregnancy; Nursing's role in unintended pregnancy management; Reproductive health; Reproductive health counseling; Unintended pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL COMPETENCE; EDUCATION; ETHICS; FAMILY PLANNING; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; LEGAL ABORTION; MATERNAL CARE; MEDICAL ETHICS; METHODOLOGY; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TEST; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; UNITED STATES; UNPLANNED PREGNANCY; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

ABORTION, LEGAL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CODES OF ETHICS; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES; FEMALE; HEALTHY PEOPLE PROGRAMS; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; PATIENT ADVOCACY; PATIENT EDUCATION AS TOPIC; PRECONCEPTION CARE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TESTS; PREGNANCY, UNPLANNED; PRIMARY PREVENTION; REPRODUCTIVE MEDICINE; UNITED STATES; WOMEN'S HEALTH;

EID: 68349144826     PISSN: 00296465     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnur.2009.06.007     Document Type: Review

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