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Enhancing nursing education about LGBTQ+ care

Enhancing nursing education about LGBTQ+ care

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By: Betsy Swanson, DNP, MPH, APRN-BC

I’m a nursing student in the last semester of my Bachelor of Science in nursing program. Up to this point, my instructors haven’t discussed how to care for LGBTQ+ patients. I know that these individuals have unique health needs, but I’m concerned that my nursing program hasn’t adequately prepared me to care for them.

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