The attitudes of the undergraduate nursing students towards lesbian women and gay men

Ünlü, Hayriye; Bedük, Tülin; Duyan, Veli

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“…LGBT-specific terminology have been identified as a barrier between health care providers and LGBT patients [50][51] [52]. Recent studies have examined strategies to address this deficit.…”

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Culturally Competent Care of LGBT Patients: The NP Experience

Manzer¹

2019

IJANER

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Nurse practitioners (NPs) who are culturally competent can enrich patient care, reduce health disparities, and improve health outcomes. Research that examines NP practice as it relates to the culturally competent care of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients has been lacking in the literature. To address this gap, an exploratory qualitative descriptive design was used to explore NP experiences with LGBT patients. Data were collected via semi-structured interviews with 22 NPs. Inductive analysis was used to identify, analyze, and report themes within the data. Key findings were that LGBT patients were generally not seen as a distinct cultural group with specific health needs and that NP participants were unclear about the definition or principles of cultural competence as it relates to LGBT persons. Most NPs were not using a model of cultural competence to guide their practice. Instead, they utilized strategies that primarily revolved around the development and maintenance of the therapeutic nurse -patient relationship. These findings have implications for patient outcomes, as well as education, practice, and research. Culturally Competent Care of LGBT Patients: The NP Experience 54 Dana Manzer, Lucia O'Sullivan and Shelley Doucet and injury; health assessment and diagnosis; therapeutic management; and professional role, responsibility and accountability [2].NPs are employed in a variety of practice settings, including community health centers and collaborative family practice; urgent care and emergency departments; mental health and addiction services; correctional services; long-term care; and non-government agencies [3]. An individual's first point of contact or primary provider of health care may be an NP. The hallmark of NP practice is holistic, patient-centered care that assists persons of diverse cultures, races, religions, genders and ethnicities in achieving, maintaining, and enhancing their health and wellbeing [2]. Holism in nursing is grounded in caring. It is foundational to the development of the nurse-patient relationship, and a fundamental component of the Canadian Code of Ethics for Registered Nurses which outlines standards for the safe, competent, and ethical care of patients. Originally adopted in 1984, the code was revised in 2017 to reflect, among other things, the increasing diversity among Canadians accessing the health care system, and the impact of social inequities on health inequities [4].NPs have a long history of providing care to diverse populations who live within vastly different social contexts, and the impact of determinants of health are routinely incorporated into NP practice. Patients experience a variety of acute and chronic health needs over their lifespan, and possess varying levels of health management and coping abilities. However, all patients should expect to receive ethical, competent, and compassionate care from their health care provider, that acknowledges and recognizes the circumstances which influence a person's health and well-being. A key com...

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“…LGBT-specific terminology have been identified as a barrier between health care providers and LGBT patients [50][51] [52]. Recent studies have examined strategies to address this deficit.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Culturally Competent Care of LGBT Patients: The NP Experience

Manzer¹

2019

IJANER

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“…These results suggest that the attitudes towards homosexuals can affect behaviors in professional roles. It is emphasized in the literature that negative attitudes of nurses towards homosexuals can influence care services and applications (4,8) and it is recommended that students should be supported in terms of respectful approaches towards sexual orientations in nursing education (4,34). In addition, Klotzbaugh and Spencer (2014) states that as the negative attitudes of nurses towards LGBTI decreased, these individuals felt better in defending themselves (35).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In other words, homophobia is the feelings of rage and abhorrence against these individuals and their sexual desires and practices, and also behaviors and feelings including fear, hatred, physical and verbal abuse towards them, who are internationally recognized with the abbreviation "LGBTI" (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transsexual-Intersex) (3). Today, individuals with an orientation other than heterosexuality face homophobic attitudes in many communities; they are generally shown less respect and perceived as sick or abnormal and they are usually discriminated (4,5). This leads homosexuals to encounter attitudes and behaviors such as fear, anxiety, rage, and anger in many areas of life (6).…”

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Determining Homophobic Attitudes of Nursing Students in Turkey and the Factors Affecting Them

Gönenç¹,

Erenel²

2019

Clinical and Experimental Health Sciences

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Objective: The investigation of homophobic attitudes of nursing students is an important issue as it may result in homosexual individuals' refraining from health services. The study was carried out to determine the homophobic approaches of nursing students and factors affecting them. Methods: In this descriptive study (n:295), the data were collected using a personal information form developed by the researchers and a homophobic scale developed by Hudson and Rickett, which is called as Hudson and Rickett Homophobic Scale (HRHS). Frequency and percentage calculations, sample T-test, one-way Anova analysis and Tukey HSD test were also used for the statistical analysis. Results: In the light of the findings of the research, it was revealed that 87.8 % of the students had no homosexual friends, and 71.9 % said their family would not approve a homosexual friend. 98.6% of the students has had no experience of caring a homosexual patient yet. 74.6% of them reported that their attitudes towards a patient would not change when the patient was homosexual; however, the mean HRHS score (91.83±23.83) indicates the opposite. In addition, mothers' having a higher education level, taking sexual health courses, having a homosexual friend, and the approval of the family were the effective parameters in reducing homophobic attitudes (p<0.05). Conclusion: In the study, nursing students have a negative attitude towards homosexuality. Homophobic attitudes are one of the factors affecting the health care of homosexual individuals. It is therefore important to plan initiatives to reduce negative attitudes.

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“…Already the students who differed from this profile had no discrimination with this group. 20 It is emphasized, with these data, that it is necessary to address the discussion of ethics in health services and professional training aiming at respect and humanization towards those who provide assistance seeking a care free of prejudice and discrimination. 5 The ethics of care was cited in one of the articles listed in this review.…”

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Os cuidados do enfermeiro às lésbicas

Farias

Lima

Silva

et al. 2018

Rev enferm UFPE on line.

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RESUMO Objetivo: identificar como está sendo abordado o cuidado do enfermeiro às lésbicas. Método: trata-se estudo tipo revisão integrativa, nas bases de dados LILACS, PUBMED/MEDLINE e BDENF, em publicações entre os anos de 2013 a 2017, utilizando-se os descritores lésbica, saúde da mulher e cuidados de enfermagem, e apresentados no texto em forma de figuras. Resultados: 790 artigos eram publicações que não estavam de acordo com a linha temporal pré-estabelecida; 68 não tinham o resumo disponível para a consulta inicial; 39 eram revisões; 19, reflexões; 793 não falavam do cuidado do enfermeiro às lésbicas na leitura inicial dos seus resumos e sete eram artigos duplicados tendo, como resultado, dez estudos. Conclusão: identificou-se, como prioridade, a necessidade de mais estudos que envolvam a orientação sexual lésbica e os cuidados de Enfermagem no Brasil, além de revelar que muitos enfermeiros prestam cuidados às mulheres partindo do pensamento equivocado de que todas são heterossexuais e, com isso, não prestam uma assistência eficaz, pois não as orientam sobre os principais cuidados de saúde. Descritores: Lésbica; Enfermeiro; Cuidado de Enfermagem; Saúde da Mulher; Preconceito; Saúde Mental.ABSTRACTObjective: to identify how nursing care is addressed to lesbians. Method: this is an integrative review study, in the LILACS, PUBMED / MEDLINE and BDENF databases, in publications between 2013 and 2017, using the descriptors lesbian, women's health and nursing care, and presented in the text in the form of figures. Results: 790 articles were publications that did not agree with the pre-established timeline; 68 did not have the summary available for the initial consultation; 39 were revisions; 19, reflections; 793 did not mention nursing care for lesbians in the initial reading of their abstracts, and seven were duplicate articles, resulting in ten studies. Conclusion: the need for further studies involving lesbian sexual orientation and nursing care in Brazil was identified as a priority, as well as showing that many nurses provide care to women based on the mistaken idea that all are heterosexual and, they do not provide effective care because they do not provide guidance on key health care. Descriptors: Lesbian; Nurses; Nursing Care; Women’s Care; Prejudice; Mental Health.RESUMEN Objetivo: identificar cómo se está abordando el cuidado del enfermero a las lesbianas. Método: se trata de un estudio tipo revisión integrativa, en las bases de datos LILACS, PUBMED / MEDLINE y BDENF, en publicaciones entre los años de 2013 a 2017, utilizando los descriptores lésbicos, salud de la mujer y cuidados de enfermería, y presentados en el texto en forma de figuras. Resultados: 790 artículos eran publicaciones que no estaban de acuerdo con la línea temporal preestablecida; 68 no tenían el resumen disponible para la consulta inicial; 39 eran revisiones; 19, reflexiones; 793 no hablaban del cuidado del enfermero a las lesbianas en la lectura inicial de sus resúmenes y siete eran artículos duplicados teniendo como resultado diez estudios. Conclusión: se identificó como prioridad la necesidad de más estudios que involucren la orientación sexual lesbiana y los cuidados de Enfermería en Brasil, además de revelar que muchos enfermeros prestan atención a las mujeres partiendo del pensamiento equivocado de que todas son heterosexuales y, con ello, no prestan una asistencia eficaz, ya que no las orientan sobre los principales cuidados de salud. Descriptores: Lesbiana; Enfermeros; Atención de Enfermería; Salud de la Mujer; Prejuício; Salud Mental.

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The attitudes of the undergraduate nursing students towards lesbian women and gay men

Abstract: To provide equal healthcare services for all patients, nurses must have accurate information about lesbian women, gay men and modify their attitude and behaviour accordingly.

Cited by 30 publications

References 29 publications

Culturally Competent Care of LGBT Patients: The NP Experience

Culturally Competent Care of LGBT Patients: The NP Experience

Determining Homophobic Attitudes of Nursing Students in Turkey and the Factors Affecting Them

Os cuidados do enfermeiro às lésbicas

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