Essentials About LGBTQ+ Care for Nurses

Fills a crucial need in helping nurses to provide safe, culturally competent care to LGBTQ + patients This pivotal resource-the first written specifically for nurses-focuses on the unique health needs and inequities affecting LGBTQ + patients and discusses how to provide them with safe, respectful, and holistic care. Written in an easy-access bulleted format with concise paragraphs, this book sets the stage by examining the background and history of the LGBTQ + population and focusing on the health disparities that set them apart. It addresses the nursing implications and care of LGBTQ + patients in all practice settings, highlighting transgender medical, surgical, and mental health. To help nurses create inclusive environments, chapters cover best practices and strategies for appropriate communication and define key terms nurses should know when obtaining patient history, performing an assessment, and delivering overall care. Essentials About LGBTQ + Care for Nurses delivers resources to help nurses create and sustain changes within their practice and beyond. A multitude of case studies demonstrate the importance of collecting gender identity in the electronic health record and span a variety of scenarios nurses are likely to encounter.