Abstract
Members of the LGBTQ population, due to discrimination from the general public as well as healthcare providers, have generally poorer health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Fear of stigma contributes to this community's avoidance of the healthcare system and delays their evaluation until disease is often advanced. On the other side, nurses don't have the skills and knowledge to effectively treat their LGBTQ patients. While nursing education programs have begun including content related to this community, it is often minimal and crammed into curricula that are already packed with content.In an effort to increase knowledge and improve attitudes of nursing students toward the LGBTQ community, a research study targeting undergraduate community health nursing students in an urban, public Midwestern university. In this non-experimental mixed-methods study, nursing student knowledge and attitudes towards the LGBTQ population were examined before and after implementation of an interactive learning module including an in-class lecture module, discussion/reflection questions, a simulation activity and a panel with members of the LGBTQ community.
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Unknown
Lead Author Affiliation
University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Type
Report
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Quasi-Experimental Study, Other
Research Approach
Mixed/Multi Method Research
Keywords:
Health Disparities, Nursing Education, LGBTQIA+ Health
Recommended Citation
Haynes, Tonya; Grigsby, Sheila; Hutchings, Alicia; Finely, Amanda; Jupka, Keri; and Murphy, Natalie, "Evaluating the effects of an LGBTQ+ educational program on the attitudes and knowledge of undergraduate nursing students" (2022). Sigma Foundation for Nursing Research Grant Reports. 63.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/grant_reports/63
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Review Type
None: Sigma Grant Recipient Report
Acquisition
Self-submission
Date of Issue
2022-02-07
Full Text of Presentation
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Description
Natalie Murphy was a recipient of the Joan K. Stout, RN Research Grant, 2019-2020 cohort.