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Adolescent Pregnancy: A Clinical Guideline For School Nurses In New Mexico, Karin Ludi
Adolescent Pregnancy: A Clinical Guideline For School Nurses In New Mexico, Karin Ludi
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The overall purpose of this project is to ensure that school nurses and health assistants are knowledgeable and have the resources to care for pregnant adolescents in the public school system. New Mexico has consistently ranked in the top 10 in the United States for teen births to women aged 15-19 years. The New Mexico School Health Manual is currently used to guide school nurses and health assistants in the care of pregnant adolescents, but it is vague and addresses emergencies such as labor and bleeding.
From this author’s experience as a school nurse in the public school system, it …