Related Experiment Video
Updated: Nov 15, 2025

Using Visual and Narrative Methods to Achieve Fair Process in Clinical Care
Published on: February 16, 2011
Queering nursing curricula: Understanding and increasing attention to LGBTQIA+ health needs
Candace W Burton1, Kevin Nolasco1, Dave Holmes2
1Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing, University of California Irvine, Irvine, CA, USA.
Background:
The LGBTQIA+ community has a long history of marginalization, disenfranchisement, and structural violence within the healthcare sector. Sexual and gender minority individuals may be wary of disclosing sexuality-related information to providers, and providers may not have received education on creating therapeutic relationships with these individuals.
Purpose:
This paper explores factors that shape LGBTQIA+ individuals' daily lives and how these may influence care encounters. We argue for broadening nursing education to incorporate more specific and efficacious LGBTQIA+ education.
Discussion:
We propose that consideration of LGBTQIA+ care in nursing education is an important means of meeting the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) Essentials of Baccalaureate Education for Professional Nursing. We further suggest specific strategies for so doing.
Conclusion:
Attending to the inclusion of LGBTQIA+ populations when developing and planning nursing education activities assures that newly-graduated nurses can be safe, effective, and nonjudgmental providers of care to a variety of populations.
More Related Videos
Related Concept Videos
Current Trends in Nursing II
Current Trends in Nursing I
Nurses' Legal Responsibilities III
Cultivating a culture of collaboration and mutual respect among nurses transcends mere enhancement...
Aims Of Nursing
Nursing Ethical Principles II
Consider the following scenario, which illustrates how these principles are applied in the care of Mr. John, a fifty-year-old teacher diagnosed with metastatic liver cancer.
Initially, Mr. John's...
Ethical Issues
Ethical Concerns in Healthcare:

