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LGBTQ cultures : what health care professionals need to know about sexual and gender diversity / Michele J. Eliason, Peggy L. Chinn.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Eliason, Michele J., author.
- Chinn, Peggy L., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sexual minorities--Health and hygiene.
- Sexual minorities.
- Trans people--Health and hygiene.
- Trans people.
- Sexual and Gender Minorities.
- Attitude of Health Personnel.
- Culturally Competent Care.
- Gender Identity.
- Health Services Accessibility.
- Transgender people.
- Health care for LGBTQ+ people.
- LGBTQ+ people.
- Medical Subjects:
- Sexual and Gender Minorities.
- Attitude of Health Personnel.
- Culturally Competent Care.
- Gender Identity.
- Health Services Accessibility.
- Genre:
- Electronic books.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource : illustrations
- Edition:
- Third edition.
- Other Title:
- LGBTQ CULTURES
- Place of Publication:
- Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
- Philadelphia : Wolters Kluwer, [2018]
- System Details:
- text file
- Summary:
- Drawn from real-world experience and current research, the fully updated LGBTQ 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. 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. -- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Overview and theoretical framework
- What's in a word? concepts related to sex/gender and sexuality
- The deadly effects of stigma
- Myths and facts about sexual orientation and gender identity
- Developmental transitions
- Cultures within cultures : diversity and LGBTQ communities
- The effects of stigma on health
- Substance abuse and mental health
- Physical health disorders
- Provider attitudes and knowledge
- LGBTQ healthcare professionals
- Structural barriers to quality care
- Conclusions and a call to action.
- Notes:
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Eliason, Michele J. LGBTQ cultures.
- ISBN:
- 9781496394613
- 1496394615
- OCLC:
- 1019730908
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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