Creating Interprofessional Best Practices in Education for Care of the Transgender Community using 360-Virtual...

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Healthcare Inclusivity
• Transgender Health

Background:

• Transgender individuals experience significant health disparities and barriers to gender-affirming care.
• Nursing education is vital for preparing nurses to provide competent and respectful care to transgender patients.
• Existing curricula often lack sufficient training on transgender health needs.

Purpose of the Study:

• To design and implement interprofessional, multi-modal simulation modules (360-virtual reality and face-to-face) for a pre-licensure nursing curriculum.
• To enhance nursing students' knowledge and skills in caring for transgender individuals.
• To address health inequities faced by the transgender community through improved nursing education.

Main Methods:

• Development of interprofessional unfolding case study modules.
• Integration of 360-virtual reality and face-to-face simulation techniques.
• Post-simulation focus groups to gather student feedback using a social constructivist framework.

Main Results:

• The multi-modal simulation approach effectively fostered student learning in transgender individual care.
• Students perceived benefits in enhanced understanding and skill development.
• Identified challenges related to simulation implementation and curriculum integration.

Conclusions:

• Multi-modal simulations are effective educational tools for improving nursing care for transgender individuals.
• Further integration of comprehensive transgender health education into nursing curricula is essential.
• Enhanced training can improve inclusivity and skilled care provision for the transgender community.