16 and Pregnant

Sylvia Likens was 16 years old when she died on October 26, 1965. Her death was not just a fast painless death, it was long and torturous. Sylvia’s death could have been easily prevented and stopped many times. Many people knew what was going on in the house she was boarding in, yet they did nothing. This situation is a phenomenon known as Bystander Effect. Bystander Effect is when individuals that are involved in a situation do nothing to help the victim. To put it in simplest form, they stand…

Mr. Lee has had very busy past several months. He has been not been honest in his reporting to this provider and violated the following treatment rules: -If your offense involved children, you shall not be alone with minor males or females. Whenever you have prolonged social contact with minors, an adult that is approved in advance by your treatment provider and is aware of your offense history and the behavioral rules that you must follow when around children must monitor you. -You shall…

Interpersonal communication is when individuals communicate with words but also with non-verbal communication. The concept of interpersonal communication is not about what they say but by the way, they send messages through the body. Interpersonal communication is important for nursing in the healthcare environment to understand. By applying the skills in their work, they have a better relationship with patients and a better outcome in personal life.Vertino (2014) has stated, “Use of effective…

One might wake up one morning experiencing morning sickness. She believes it is a common problem while being pregnant. She goes to get the medication Thalidomide from the medicine cabinet, not thinking anything about it. But what the drug company did not tell you was if you are a pregnant woman and you take the medication Thalidomide, your baby may experience some severe problems. The drug Thalidomide was produced during the 1950s through the 1960s. It was used for women who was experiencing…

power over those who are consuming the information and therefore have the ability to alter the available and accessible knowledge as they see fit (Mann, 1/26/16). Standpoint theory also questions the idea that all scientific knowledge is objective and neutral while also foregrounding the knowledge that is created by oppressed groups (Mann, 1/26/16). “Our social forms of consciousness have been created by men occupying positions…of ruling” (Smith, 204) is a statement that explains that the…

Sacagawea once said, “[A]mazing the things you find when you bother to search for them.” Sacagawea went on a very colossal expedition with two strangers while pregnant. She allowed the group to communicate with others which prevented them from getting aggrieved. The vigorous leader had an infant, that sent the message that the troop came in peace. Sacagawea allowed Lewis and Clark to communicate with people who spoke other languages. She went on a two year journey with foreigners who she did not…

hardships, can permit you to overcome or give up. I have had a number of hardships in my life. The one hardship that brought about a time of change and transitioning, in my life, is when I found myself 16 and pregnant. This paper will follow my struggles and successes and how becoming a mother at the age of 16 has forever shaped my life. In the summer of 1996, spending time with my boyfriend and hanging with friends were the highlights of my life. Everything changed for me in the fall of…

Whether it be by “accident” or not, teens have unprotected sex which leads to a bun in the oven. Pregnancy is already a struggle itself. Pregnant teens taking on responsibility for another human life while still in high school is not impossible but will stress teenage girls to the maximum, which leaves them no other option but to drop out and forced to get a job to support their baby or family…

She also finds that the school that she attends is friendly people in it and she can make friends even with her back ground, and they will accept her for what she has been through all her life. While Jill is pregnant she will need to make sure that she is getting the right nutrition in her body to make sure that her and her baby are keep healthy all throughout the pregnancy. Jill will also have to make sure that the house is ready for the baby coming and have…

Your teachers tell you about puberty. But you still have questions. When will I go through puberty? When will I get taller? Well young child, girls between the ages of 10 and 14 hit puberty, while in boys it happens later, between the ages of 12 and 16. For boys it takes longer, but for girls, it goes faster and it can start early too. During puberty, boys get hair everywhere, their penis gets bigger, and their voice gets deeper. For girls, puberty is more complex, because the changes are mostly…