Nursing Resources on Caring for Patients who are LGBTQIA2+ 

Patients who are LGBTQIA2+ may have complex health needs and often experience health disparities. Affirming care is critical to ensuring patients receive culturally competent and clinically appropriate care. Use the resources below to provide the best care everywhere to all patients.
 

Affirming Care for LGBTQ+ Patients POCKET CARD
Part of treating patients with dignity and respect is addressing patients by the appropriate name and pronouns. Continue to educate yourself to improve communication and patient care.

Transgender Health GUIDELINE SUMMARY
This guideline summary is based on the 2021 ACOG Committee Opinion on Health Care for Transgender and Gender Diverse Individuals and offers guidance on affirming and inclusive care, preventative care, and hormone therapy.

Does Sexual Orientation Impact Mortality in Females? BLOG
Myrna Buiser Schnur, MSN, RN
Does sexual orientation impact mortality in females? Healthcare data collection and research on sexual orientation is in its nascent stages of development. Yet, sexual orientation has clear implications on an individual’s health stemming from “chronic and cumulative exposure to stressors” (McKett et al., 2024). This is an area in dire need of attention and further investigation. While not designed specifically to study the influences of sexual orientation on health, researchers on the Nurses’ Health Study revealed that it can negatively impact mortality. Keep reading…

Let’s Make Humanity Stronger BLOG
Anne Dabrow Woods, DNP, RN, CRNP, ANP-BC, AGACNP-BC, FAAN
Care without judgement and best care everywhere. That’s what the nursing profession is about; we care for everyone and advocate for health equity, diversity, and inclusion for all people. The past several years have brought attention to the fact that as a country, we are still facing a divide where race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, and health equity are concerned. Weekly, and sometimes daily, we see the division in the news, or we witness it firsthand. Where is our humanity? Keep reading…

Select Journal Articles

CE Perioperative Guidelines for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Patients
Nursing2025, June 2025

CE Preexposure Prophylaxis and Intimate Partner Violence Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Global Scoping Review of the Literature
Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, May/June 2025

Why Won’t Anyone Talk? Challenges Naming and Addressing Tokenism Within Health and Human Service Agencies Serving the LGBTQ+ Community
Journal of Public Health Management & Practice​, March/April 2025

CE An Examination of Nurse Practitioner Students' Perceptions of Knowledge, Confidence, and Experiences Related to Caring for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer or Questioning Patients: A National Perspective
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, February 2025

Methods of Teaching Transgender Health in Undergraduate Nursing Programs: A Narrative Review
Nurse Educator, May/June 2025

CE Suicial Ideation and Behaviors Among LGBTQ+ Adolescents and Young Adults Who Have Experienced Sexual Violence: A Scoping Review of the Literature
Journal of Forensic Nursing, October/December 2024

CE Affirming Care for Transgender and Gender-Diverse Youth
MCN, The American Journal of Maternal/Child Nursing, March/April 2024

CE Gender-affirming Care for the Adolescent Patient
The Nurse Practitioner, March 2024

CE Evidence-Based Sexual Healthcare for the LGBTQIA2+ Patient Across the Lifespan
Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, September 2023
 

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