Resumen

JARAMILLO JIMENEZ, Miriam Helena; ZARATE CEDANO, Juliana; ARBOLEDA, Ligia Betty  y  BARAJAS BLANCO, Alexandra Marieth. Legislation in Favor of Pregnant Adolescent. Rev Cuid [online]. 2012, vol.3, n.1, pp.419-423. ISSN 2216-0973.  https://doi.org/10.15649/cuidarte.v3i1.42.

Introduction: The law and policy are necessary tools for development and evolution in all aspects of a country. For the nurse creation care and improvement strategies depends on the knowledge you have about these guidelines and academic training, managing to provide independent science decline as problematic as teenage pregnancy. Materials and Methods: A search of literature and an analysis of the laws in Colombia as a reflection on the situation of pregnant adolescents. Results: We show that succeeds in Colombia and the world there are legislative tools and strategies to support children and adolescents, and are seeking to diminish the status of early pregnancy. It also highlights the fundamental axis Nurse health of the population as being an educator. Discussion and Conclusions: It is extremely important that the nurse does not limit the query or the attention to the need of the moment but have a broader scope, with a vision of the person identifying needs of the age and supported in policies and legislation in the country to perform a comprehensive care. It is recommended that more flow of information on sexual and reproductive rights entire population, where as a project highlighting aspects of life and reinforce values.

Palabras clave : Health Policy; Legislation; Nursing; Adolescent.

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