Selected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022! Winner of the 2018 AJN
Book of the Year Award in the Community/Public Health category.
Drawn from real-world experience and current research, the fully
updated GBTQ Cultures, 3rd Edition paves the way for healthcare
professionals to provide well-informed, culturally sensitive
healthcare to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer
(LGBTQ) patients. This vital guide fills the LGBTQ awareness gaps,
including replacing myths and stereotypes with facts, and measuring
the effects of social stigma on health. Vital for all nursing
specialties, this is the seminal guide to actively providing
appropriate, culturally sensitive care to persons of all sexual
orientations and gender identities. Care for LGBTQ patients with
awareness, sensitivity, and knowledge . . . NEW and updated content
includes references to case studies, discussion aids, links to
videos, and action steps Explains basic concepts and terminology
related to sexual orientation and gender identity-what constitutes
culturally appropriate care and its importance for nurses Offers
up-to-date statistics on healthcare refusal rates, prominent LGBTQ
health issues, and social, psychological, and environmental factors
affecting LGBTQ health and healthcare Specific information on LGBTQ
populations that helps nurses improve quality of care, care
decisions, and referrals Essential classroom and clinical guide-
illuminates LGBTQ healthcare needs for all professional healthcare
schools and all practice settings-hospitals, clinics, residential
programs, private practices, public health policy settings, and
more Ideal best practices guide for all nurse clinicians, nurse
educators, community health workers, and policy-makers Delineates
the needs of different LGBTQ communities, cultures, and populations
Topics include: Diversity issues Developmental issues LGBTQ
families Structural changes that need to occur in healthcare
systems to create culturally sensitive services Substance abuse
issues Mental health issues Risk behaviors, chronic disorders, and
serious illnesses Studies and resources for improving inclusion in
practice and curricula Structural barriers to quality care-making
healthcare settings inclusive Individual, institutional, community,
and societal calls to action About the Authors Michele J. Eliason,
PhD, is Assistant Dean of the College of Health and Social Sciences
at San Francisco State University in San Francisco, California.
Peggy L. Chinn, RN, PhD, FAAN, is Professor Emerita of Nursing at
the University of Connecticut and the Editor of Advances in Nursing
Science.
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