title: "Never in All My Years... ": Nurses' Education About LGBT Health.
abstract: In spite of recent calls for patient-centered care and greater attention to the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients, nurses still lack basic education about LGBT patient care and, as a result, may have negative attitudes, endorse stereotypes, and/or feel uncomfortable providing care. This study reports on education/training of practicing nurses and explores some of the reasons for nurses reporting feelings of discomfort with LGBT patient care. Transcripts from structured interviews with 268 nurses in the San Francisco Bay Area revealed that 80% had no education or training on LGBT issues. Although most said they were comfortable with LGBT patient care, some of their comments indicated that they might not be providing culturally sensitive care. Implications for nursing education and for policies and procedures of health care institutions are addressed.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor (Carabez), Nursing student at time of the study (Pellegrini, Mankovitz), School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132. Electronic address: rcarabez@sfsu.edu.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Carabez
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor (Carabez), Nursing student at time of the study (Pellegrini, Mankovitz), School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Marion
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pellegrini
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor (Carabez), Nursing student at time of the study (Pellegrini, Mankovitz), School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mankovitz
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Education, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Mickey
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Eliason
authors.affiliation: Student School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ciano
authors.affiliation: Student School of Nursing, San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA 94132.
authors.forename: Megan
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Scott
mesh_terms: D004506:Education, Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018802:Patient-Centered Care; D011787:Quality of Health Care; D012495:San Francisco; D012725:Sexual Behavior
keywords: Diversity training; Health equity; LGBT; Nursing curriculum