Exploring Teenage Pregnancy: A Nursing Theory Perspective

This report delves into the complexities of teenage pregnancy, examining it through a nursing lens and applying developmental theory. It discusses the challenges faced by pregnant teenagers and the role of nursing professionals in providing care and support. The report highlights the significance of understanding the patient's emotional, physical, and environmental circumstances to tailor effective interventions. Furthermore, it emphasizes the importance of considering the teenager's developmental stage and using appropriate strategies to promote both the mother's and the baby's well-being. The report also includes references to relevant literature and online resources, providing a comprehensive overview of the topic. This report is a valuable resource for students seeking to understand the nursing care of pregnant teenagers.

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Life transitions is considered as periods in life which
involve lots of changes to a person's lifestyle. It is
determined that life transitions can run smoothly but
there is changes that an individual mat experience
struggle while adopting it as they find changes stressful
and distressing.
The respective poster is based on the life transition of a
teenagers who become pregnant as well as it also
includes developmental theory of nursing practices
related to it.
In addition to this, the respective theory also helps in
consoling as well as motivating the teenager so that she
takes care of herself as well as baby properly and effectively.
This will also help in understanding temperament, heredity,
physical environment, emotional, health situation and life
experience of pregnant teenager according to which nursing
practices can provide to her.
Developmental theory is based on a process related to
growth as well as development of human as predictable
and orderly, beginning along with ending as well as
conception death. In respective model process as well as
behaviour of a person within every phase are unique. In
addition to this, it is also related to development and
growth of a person which is influenced by temperament,
heredity, physical environment, emotional, health
situation and life experience. By adopting this
development theory of nursing medical or nursing
processional able to understand life transition of a person
which help in conducting treatment in effective manner.
In respect of situation related to which when teenagers
become pregnant. Through adopting the developmental
theory nursing professional able to understand whole
situation of teenager who become pregnant according to
which strategies for treatment can be developed.
Respective theory of nursing also helps in understanding
the situation according to which growth as well as
development strategies can develop for the pregnant
teenager and the infant under her womb.
Teenagers who become pregnant
INTRODUCTION Main Body
By conducting analysis of above mentioned topic it can be
summarised that life transitions come in every person life but
it depend on the situation which is experienced by a person.
For this an individual and nursing or medical professional
may use different theory such as developmental theory.
CONCLUSION
Books and Journals
Cook, S. M., & Cameron, S. T. (2020). Social issues of teenage pregnancy. Obstetrics, Gynaecology & Reproductive Medicine.
Mothiba, T. M., Muthelo, L., & Mabaso, K. (2020). Experiences Leading to the Choice of Termination of Pregnancy Amongst
Teenagers at a Regional Hospital in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa. The Open Public Health Journal. 13(1).
Nsemo, A. D. & et.al. (2020). Pregnant Teenagers’ Perception And Access To Focused Ante Natal Care Services in a Ghanaian
Government Hospital. African Journal of Biomedical Research. 23(2). 171-180.
Online
Development of Nursing Theories. 2020. [Online]. Available
through:<http://currentnursing.com/nursing_theory/development_of_nursing_theories.html>.
Chapter 14 Theories From the Behavioral Sciences. 2020. [Online]. Available through:<https://slideplayer.com/slide/14775097/>.
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