The role of nurses in the sexual education of adolescents

• Autor(a) principal: Rodrigues, Sílvia Maria da Silva Sant'ana
• Data de Publicação: 2021
• Outros Autores: Melo, Thaynara de Almeida, Santos, Camila Brunelle Pereira, Teles, Weber de Santana, Silva, Max Cruz da, Torres, Ruth Cristini, Azevedo, Marcel Vinícius Cunha, Calasans, Taíssa Alice Soledade, Silva, Maria Hozana Santos, Hora, Aline Barreto, Andrade, Ana Fátima Souza Melo de, Barros, Ângela Maria Melo Sá, Santos Junior, Paulo Celso Curvelo
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Research, Society and Development
• Texto Completo: https://rsdjournal.org/index.php/rsd/article/view/22498
• topic: Salud de los adolescentes; Educación para la salud; Anticoncepción; Infecciones de transmisión sexual.; Adolescent health; Health education; Contraception; Sexually transmitted infections.; Saúde do adolescente; Educação em saúde; Anticoncepção; Infecções sexualmente transmissíveis.

This study aims to verify the role of nurses in adolescent health care, describing actions taken to help them in cases of early pregnancy, and emphasize the importance of using contraceptive methods to prevent sexually transmitted infections. It is an integrative literature review with articles already published, articles were selected according to the inclusion criteria. After reading and collecting data on the topic, the results showed that adolescents have started sexual intercourse early, despite having knowledge about the subject, there is a percentage of this group vulnerable to sexually transmitted infections, due to the decrease and/or lack of sexual health orientation. Family support and the welcoming of health professionals in cases of early pregnancy is essential to monitor the health of the adolescent and the baby during consultations, in order to prevent risks during pregnancy that lead to future complications. The exchange of information between adolescents and nurses is essential, as it improves the knowledge of young people and brings them closer to health professionals, through educational activities. It is necessary to understand the reality so that there are objective interventions, with positive results and the participation of young people in all dynamism, thus existing dialogue and a moment of reflection on the lived experiences. It is understood that, in order to reduce these problems, it is necessary for nurses to develop techniques of educational actions to awaken the interest of adolescents and maintain an exchange of knowledge between the groups formed, thus providing quality of life and health education.