Public Health Nurses (PHNs) play a vital role in the community; protecting and educating young people. Their job is varied but includes sexual health education through school clinics where young people (focus group 13-18 year olds) can talk safely to a Registered Nurse (RN) in a confidential, accessible, appropriate and approachable environment (Hayter, 2005). New Zealand teenagers have high rates of Sexually Transmitted Infections and unwanted pregnancies (Sexually transmitted infecti…
