Nurses' Knowledge About Transgender Patient Care: A Qualitative Study
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Rebecca M Carabez1, Michele J Eliason, Marty Martinson
1School of Nursing (Dr Carabez) and Department of Health Education (Drs Eliason and Martinson), San Francisco State University, San Francisco, California.
Abstract:
This study explored practicing nurses' knowledge of the needs of transgender patients. Structured interviews were conducted with 268 nurses in the San Francisco Bay Area. This study focused on the responses to 1 item in the 16-item interview, "Describe health care issues that are particular to transgender patients." Three themes emerged from the data: discomfort, transition, and harsh consequences of being transgender. These findings revealed nurses' discomfort and lack of knowledge about transgender people and their health care needs. Nursing curricula must challenge the gender binary to better prepare nurses to provide quality care for patients of all genders.
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