by Mary Ann Krisman-Scott, PhD, CRNP
Marianne Buzby, MSN, CRNP
Victoria Weill, MSN, CRNP
Eve Bosnick, MSN, CRNP
Ann L. O'Sullivan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
This module is a revision of the original "Adolescent Health Independent Study Module" by Ann L. O'Sullivan, PhD, CRNP, FAAN and Mary Ann Krisman-Scott, MSN, CRNP which was published in The American Nurse, May/June 1999.
As of 1999, despite multiple federal, state and foundation reports and books promoting more than 1,000 recommendations and strategies to improve the health of adolescents, no clear mandate exists. One new approach is to have all nurses gain a better understanding of adolescents and how to best work with them and their families. The purpose of this module is to give a general overview of adolescents, describe an assets framework for working with teens, identify the progress made to meet Healthy People 2000 objectives and plans for 2010 objectives, and describe the role of the nurse in delivering culturally competent and confidential care.
By the end of this module, the nurse will be able to:
- Describe the physical changes that occur in puberty.
- Discuss characteristics of the formal operations stage of cognitive development.
- Name the central developmental tasks of adolescence.
- List internal and external assets from the Search Institute framework.
- Differentiate the process of moral development between boys and girls.
- Explain why it is important to know one's self in order to deliver culturally sensitive care.
- Define confidentiality.
- Describe the progress made in meeting Healthy People 2000 objectives.
- Relate the leading health indicators for Healthy People 2010 to providing primary health care for adolescents.
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