Educating Nursing Students About Delivering Culturally Sensitive Care to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning/Queer, Intersex, Plus Patients: The Impact of an Advocacy Program on Knowledge and Attitudes

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Methods of Teaching Transgender Health in Undergraduate Nursing Programs

“…Some reported using traditional lectures along with other strategies such as reading assignments,28,29,32,33 scripted interviews of patients and nurse informants,19,28,29 case study,30 guest speakers,12,18,19,30 question and answer sessions with LGBTQ+ persons,12,19,34,35 interdisciplinary panel discussions, and standardized patient (SP) simulation19,23 to address care for transgender persons. Many authors emphasized the value of consultation with transgender health experts, community members, and LGBTQ+ advocates for key concept integration into the curriculum 12,18-20,27,30,34. Integration of LGBTQ+ health experts outside of nursing12,19,34,35 would take pressure off the faculty who may not feel comfortable or knowledgeable about the topic.…”

“…3,[18][19][20]22,[27][28][29][30][31]35 The duration of lectures varied between 2 hours and multiple-days seminar, spread out over one semester, and only a few studies mentioned the duration of the offered TGD education. 12,19,34 Some reported using traditional lectures along with other strategies such as reading assignments, 28,29,32,33 scripted interviews of patients and nurse informants, 19,28,29 case study, 30 guest speakers, 12,18,19,30 question and answer sessions with LGBTQ+ persons, 12,19,34,35 interdisciplinary panel discussions, and standardized patient (SP) simulation 19,23 to address care for transgender persons. Many authors emphasized the value of consultation with transgender health experts, community members, and LGBTQ+ advocates for key concept integration into the curriculum.…”

“…15 Copyright © 2023 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Example of Implementation Lecture 3,12,[18][19][20]22,26,27,29,30,[32][33][34][35] (n = 14) Topics covered included health disparities, gender-affirming language and best practices, preventive health, and hormone use, health promotion, and taking sexual history in a sensitive, gender-affirming manner. Some studies used single-lecture format; many used a series of lectures with diverse teaching strategies.…”

Impact of a Virtual Patient Simulation on Nursing Students' Attitudes of Transgender Care

“…25 To address health care disparities, improve patient outcomes, and provide culturally competent health care to the transgender population, health care professionals require comprehensive education about the complex care needs of the transgender population, 2,8,13 but transgender care is a relatively new topic in nursing education. Many schools do not have education in the curriculum to address it 25 and faculty report not feeling adequately prepared. 26 Copyright © 2022 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.…”

“…Bias toward individuals with a nonconforming sexual orientation and self-perception is pervasive in society, and providing education for nursing students to enable them to care for this population appropriately should be a priority. 25 To address health care disparities, improve patient outcomes, and provide culturally competent health care to the transgender population, health care professionals require comprehensive education about the complex care needs of the transgender population, 2,8,13 but transgender care is a relatively new topic in nursing education. Many schools do not have education in the curriculum to address it 25 and faculty report not feeling adequately prepared.…”