title: Focusing on the "T" in LGBT: an online survey of related content in texas nursing programs.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  As nurses, we advocate for the most vulnerable and underserved, who, within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community, are transgender individuals. Yet, the existence of LGBT education in nursing schools has not been examined.
  
  
  METHODS
  After approval by the university institutional review board, 113 nursing programs in Texas were surveyed between November 2013 and January 2014, with a 12-question, Web-based questionnaire. A Verisign certificate and 128-bit encryption program supported compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Nineteen percent of the surveys were returned. Ten (47.62%) of 21 respondents addressed transgender or transsexual individuals. Fifteen (71.43%) of 21 answered a free-text question to estimate the number of hours spent addressing LGBT content, reporting an average of 1.6 hours.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Our study suggests that, in Texas, nursing students may not be receiving sufficient content, nor do they understand transgender health needs or how to best deliver competent, compassionate care to this population.
authors.forename: David
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Walsh
authors.forename: Sherry Garrett
authors.initials: SG
authors.lastname: Hendrickson
mesh_terms: D001727:Bisexuality; D003479:Curriculum; D004506:Education, Nursing; D005260:Female; D018452:Homosexuality, Female; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D008297:Male; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013781:Texas; D063106:Transgender Persons