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Article: Continuing Nursing Education Series Posttest.
- Article from:
- Pediatric Nursing
- Article date:
- September 1, 2008
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Adolescence: A Selection of Issues
The purpose of this continuing nursing education (CNE) series is to increase the pediatric nurse's understanding about a selection of issues of importance in adolescence.
Adolescence is a period fraught with change, a transition between childhood and adulthood. Although many issues in adolescence have remained the same throughout the years, others, such as the need to address the enormous increase in the number of overweight or obese teenagers, have only in recent years become a priority. Keeping updated on issues that affect adolescents can help pediatric nurses guide adolescents through this exciting but often stormy ...