Out Lesbians in Nursing: What Would Florence Say?

Journal of Lesbian Studies

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 65-75

  Randall, Carla E ^a   Eliason, Mickey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN MAINE   (United States)

^b SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

lesbian health; LGBT health; nursing education

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HUMAN; LESBIAN; NURSE; NURSE ATTITUDE; NURSING EDUCATION; NURSING ORGANIZATION; NURSING RESEARCH; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; STANDARD;

ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; EDUCATION, NURSING; FACULTY, NURSING; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY, FEMALE; HUMANS; NURSE'S ROLE; NURSES; NURSING RESEARCH; PREJUDICE; SELF DISCLOSURE; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SOCIETIES, NURSING; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 84855961753     PISSN: 10894160     EISSN: 15403548     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10894160.2011.557644     Document Type: Article

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