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Although nurses working in hospitals educate adolescents about preventing another pregnancy, school nurses play a more important role in overall prevention. Additionally, many school nurses are identified by students and teachers as trustworthy and confidential sources for adolescents to turn to, thus making it easier to discuss STD and pregnancy prevention (Brewin, Koren, Morgan, Shipley, & Hardy, 2013 ). A school nurse has many roles and one role is to promote healthy attitudes and by gaining the trust of adolescents, school nurses will be able to provide detailed education about sex (Board, et al, 2011). School nurses can also provide information on prenatal vitamins, folic acid intake, and iron to reduce the risk of complications. Additionally, improved access to sex education and contraception by nurses can help reduce the number of unwanted pregnancies among adolescents (CDC,