Educating Nursing Students About Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care to Lesbianm Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, Plus Patients
Autor: | Jessica Landry, Todd Tartavoulle |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
020205 medical informatics
education 02 engineering and technology Transgender Persons Education Sexual and Gender Minorities 03 medical and health sciences Nursing Transgender 0202 electrical engineering electronic engineering information engineering Humans Curriculum General Nursing 030504 nursing Genderism General Medicine Attitude Bisexuality Queer Female Students Nursing Culturally Competent Care Lesbian 0305 other medical science Psychology Inclusion (education) Transphobia |
Zdroj: | Nursing Education Perspectives. |
ISSN: | 1536-5026 |
DOI: | 10.1097/01.nep.0000000000000819 |
Popis: | Aim This study evaluated the effects of a program designed to help students provide culturally competent care for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning/queer, intersex, plus (LGBTQI+) patients. Background The LGBTQI+ community faces disparities linked to stigma and discrimination. The Advocacy™ Program was developed to supplement the curriculum in schools of nursing. Method Nursing students from six schools of nursing (n = 1,398) received advocacy training. Students were administered the Genderism and Transphobia Scale, the Homonegativity Scale, and additional knowledge questions before and after training. Results The findings were positive, indicating an increase in student attitude scores, vocabulary and disparity knowledge, and knowledge regarding care for an LGBTQI+ client (p Conclusion By building a culture of inclusion through recognition of diverse patients in the curriculum, nursing schools can develop a culture of connection that strengthens patient-provider relationships and improves mental and physical health. |
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