Developing a Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nursing Education Toolkit

Area of Science:

• Health Professions Education
• Digital Health
• Cultural Humility

Background:

• Healthcare education currently lacks comprehensive content on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, questioning, intersex, and two-spirit (LGBTQI2S) health.
• Addressing these educational gaps can reduce healthcare barriers for LGBTQI2S individuals.
• An award supported the creation of a website featuring virtual simulation games (VSGs) to enhance culturally humble care for the LGBTQI2S community.

Purpose of the Study:

• To develop an innovative educational toolkit to improve healthcare provider knowledge and skills in caring for LGBTQI2S individuals.
• To address the need for culturally humble care education within health professions.

Main Methods:

• An online educational toolbox was created, incorporating VSGs and supplementary resources.
• Development involved a visioning meeting, defining learning objectives, and utilizing a decision-point map for script development.
• Bilingual VSGs were produced, and the educational website was subsequently developed.

Main Results:

• The "Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Nursing Toolkit" was successfully developed to promote cultural humility in practice.
• Learning modules are designed around patient encounters, emphasizing culturally humble approaches to meet the specific needs of the LGBTQI2S community.

Conclusions:

• This novel educational toolkit offers a valuable resource for the professional development of nurses and other healthcare providers.
• The toolkit aims to enhance the capacity of healthcare professionals to provide effective and culturally competent care to LGBTQI2S individuals.