Assessing undergraduate nursing students'knowledge, attitudes, and cultural competence in caring for lesbian, gay, bisexual, andtransgender patients

Journal of Nursing Education

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 45-49

  Strong, Kristy L ^a,b   Folse, Victoria N ^b  

^a CARLE FOUNDATION HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL ATTITUDE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMAN; MALE; NURSING EDUCATION; TRANSSEXUALISM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE OF HEALTH PERSONNEL; BISEXUALITY; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; CURRICULUM; EDUCATION, NURSING, BACCALAUREATE; FEMALE; HOMOSEXUALITY; HUMANS; MALE; TRANSSEXUALISM;

EID: 84928334848     PISSN: 01484834     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3928/01484834-20141224-07     Document Type: Article

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