纽约大学护理学院开设 LGBTQ+ 健康课程

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‍NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing has created a new elective course focused on LGBTQ+ health to better prepare nursing students to provide culturally affirming and inclusive care to this population.

“It is rare for nursing schools to offer coursework dedicated to the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ individuals, despite the unique issues they face and growing interest from students. Our goal is to empower new nurses to provide care for people across sexual orientations and gender expressions that promotes health and improves patient outcomes,” said Jeff Day, DNP,

AGPCNP-BC, clinical assistant professor at NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing, who developed and is teaching the elective course.

LGBTQ+ individuals face barriers to healthcare, including stigma and discrimination, as well as longstanding health disparities—for instance, an increased risk for substance use, suicide, and sexually transmitted infections. Nurses have historically been leaders in caring for this patient population, particularly in advocating for people living with HIV and AIDS, but many health professionals lack an understanding of LGBTQ+ issues in healthcare.

Research shows that undergraduate nursing programs spend an average of only 2.12 hours teaching content about LGBTQ+ health topics. Some nursing schools have taken steps to add LGBTQ+ content to their curricula: At NYU Meyers, educators recently introduced an LGBTQ-focused simulation to prepare nursing students to create a safer healthcare environment for all patients irrespective of their gender and sexual identity. The simulation demonstrates the use of inclusive language during an imagined emergency room visit.

In 2019, Day was approached by students in one of his courses who were eager to learn more about LGBTQ+ health, prompting the development of the new standalone elective. “While ideally LGBTQ+ content would be woven throughout the entire nursing curriculum, we recognized that this amount of change takes time, so we developed an elective course to help fill the gap in LGBTQ+ educational content” said Day.

The new undergraduate course delves into the role of the nurse in providing culturally inclusive care for LGBTQ+ patients. Students learn about the history of LGBTQ+ health issues, physical and mental health concerns unique to this population, and laws and policies governing LGBTQ+ care. Topics covered include improving the care of transgender patients, HIV/AIDS, and addressing discrimination in healthcare. 

The course was successfully piloted at NYU Meyers in Spring 2022 and will officially be part of the curriculum as an elective in Fall 2022.‍

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纽约大学罗里迈耶斯护理学院开设了一门新的选修课，专注于 LGBTQ+ 健康，以更好地培养护理学生，为这一人群提供文化上肯定和包容性的护理。

“护士学校很少提供专门针对 LGBTQ+ 个人的健康和福祉的课程，尽管他们面临着独特的问题并且学生的兴趣越来越大。我们的目标是让新护士能够为不同性取向和性别表达的人提供护理，从而促进健康并改善患者的治疗效果，”纽约大学罗里迈耶斯护理学院临床助理教授、DNP、 AGPCNP-BC杰夫戴说。并且正在教选修课。

LGBTQ+ 个体面临医疗保健障碍，包括污名和歧视，以及长期存在的健康差异——例如，物质使用、自杀和性传播感染的风险增加。护士历来是照顾这一患者群体的领导者，特别是在倡导艾滋病毒和艾滋病感染者方面，但许多卫生 专业人员对医疗保健中的 LGBTQ+ 问题缺乏了解。

研究表明，本科护理课程平均仅花费2.12 小时教授有关 LGBTQ+ 健康主题的内容。一些护理学校已采取措施将 LGBTQ+ 内容添加到他们的课程中：在纽约大学迈耶斯分校，教育工作者最近推出了一个以LGBTQ 为重点的模拟，以帮助护理学生为所有 患者创造一个更安全的医疗环境，无论他们的性别和性身份如何。该模拟演示了在想象的急诊室就诊期间使用包容性语言。

2019 年，Day 在他的一门课程中受到学生的欢迎，他们渴望更多地了解 LGBTQ+ 健康，从而促进了新的独立选修课的发展。“虽然理想情况下 LGBTQ+ 内容将贯穿整个护理课程，但我们认识到这种变化需要时间，因此我们开发了一门选修课程来帮助填补 LGBTQ+ 教育内容的空白，”Day 说。

新的本科课程深入探讨了护士在为 LGBTQ+ 患者提供文化包容性护理中的作用。学生了解 LGBTQ+ 健康问题的历史、该人群特有的身心健康问题以及管理 LGBTQ+ 护理的法律和政策。涵盖的主题包括改善对跨性别患者的护理、艾滋病毒/艾滋病以及解决医疗保健中的歧视问题。 

该课程于 2022 年春季在纽约大学迈耶斯分校成功试行，并将在 2022 年秋季正式作为选修课程的一部分。