Date of Conferral

2021

Degree

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)

School

Nursing

Advisor

Dr. Corinne Ann Wheeler

Abstract

Lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) members live in the community, yet they are prone to various types of oppression, mistreatments, and denial of services from most institutions including health care settings. Concerns, such as being denied access to caregivers or being given a lower quality of care continue despite the community’s fighting for their voices to be heard across the globe and various movements that have been established, especially the United States and the United Kingdom, and laws that call for equitable healthcare. The purpose of this project was to explore whether a change in knowledge and attitudes would occur following development and implementation of an evidence-based training designed to enhance the nursing care given to LGBT persons to ascertain the level of appropriateness of this training. An analysis using descriptive statistics was conducted of the data gathered using pre and post survey questionnaires completed by nursing staff (N = 50) who attended the training. Findings supported that the bias shown toward LGBT persons in general was present among the majority of the sample of nurses in this health setting with 90% reporting that they had limited the care offered to their patients after learning that the patients were members of the LGBT community. Over half reported limited knowledge or lack of a previous opportunity for previous training about the LGBT patient. Postsurvey findings supported that the majority (90%) reported that training had positively impacted their knowledge and their perceptions about healthcare for the LGBT community. The potential positive social change would be that educating these caregivers may improve the chances of LGBT members getting access to more equitable, better informed, and higher quality healthcare.

Download

Share

 
COinS