Fast Facts About LGBTQ+ Care for Nurses: How to Deliver Culturally Competent and Inclusive Care

Learning Objectives
Define key LGBTQ terms and definitions.
Recognize how knowledge of LGBTQ+ history can contribute to current health needs.
Differentiate between the concepts of sex and gender.
List ways the nurse can help LGBTQ patient with the coming out process.
Identify steps and strategies leading toward cultural competence.
Identify communication strategies that provide for culturally competent care of LGBTQ patients.
Identify health disparities and terms appropriate to adult and youth LGBTQ communities.
Extrapolate from the data regarding health disparities in the LGBTQ population.
Identify the social/legal determinants of health that impact the LGBTQ population.
Correlate stigma and discrimination with specified health disparities.
Course Type: Online
Course Offering: Home Study
Domain Focus: Psychosocial Concepts and Support Systems
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CE Credits: 9.00
Fee: $54.00
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