After the New York outbreak of West Nile Virus encephalitis in the summer of 1999, awareness that vulnerable children and adolescents may be at risk for this mosquito-borne viral infection intensified. The Nurse Practitioner can play an invaluable critical role to recognize and diagnose this arthropod-borne virus. Pathophysiology, vector transmissi...
Approximately 15% of all adolescent pregnancies are planned. Little previous research has been conducted regarding why adolescents choose pregnancy or what the experience is like for them. Phenomenology was used to describe adolescents' experience planning their current pregnancy. Eight pregnant adolescents (ages 14 to 17 years) were interviewed. E...
Terrorist attacks, situations of armed conflict, and all forms of catastrophe tax our abilities to cope, understand, and respond. Because of their developmental status, children are even more emotionally vulnerable to the devastating effects of a disaster. When tragedy strikes a family, community, or the nation, helping children cope and regain a s...
Nurse practitioners and other primary care health providers in the United States increasingly interact with clients of diverse cultures, races, and ethnic backgrounds. If this interaction is not culturally competent, underutilization of health care services, perceived noncompliance, frustration, anger, and, ultimately, inequities in the health stat...
The belief of the parents in the adequacy of care received by their child, as well as their willingness to utilize supplemental health care services, were major predictors of health care service utilization by children with cerebral palsy enrolled in Medicaid. Parents who believed that their children receive enough care may need to be targeted for ...
