ANA Position Statement - Approved 9/30/00
The American Nurses Association (ANA) supports:
- Education of nurses about the complex nature of adolescence;
- Education of nurses about the scientific, ethical, and practical issues that impact the health status of adolescents;
- Development of culturally sensitive, linguistically and literacy appropriate programs for nurses working directly or indirectly with adolescents;
- Identification of adolescent health care issues that focus on societal expectations, environmental impacts, access, and delivery of quality health care services;
- Interdisciplinary approach to caring for the adolescent client/patient;
- Nursing research in adolescent health issues and services
- Legislation that recognizes the roles of the registered nurse (RN) and
- advanced practice registered nurse (APRN) as providers of health care
- services for adolescents and reimbursement for such services;
- Funding of government programs aimed at improving access to care, including:
Title X Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) coverage of reproductive health benefits, school-based health clinics and Title V Maternal Child Health
(MCH) block grants;
- Development and maintenance of school health services and reimbursement for such services.