A national survey of faculty knowledge, experience, and readiness for teaching lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender health in baccalaureate nursing programs

Nursing Education Perspectives

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 144-152

  Lim, Fidelindo ^a   Johnson, Michael ^b   Eliason, Michele ^c  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

^c SAN FRANCISCO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Faculty development; LGBT health; Nursing education curriculum; Patient centered care

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937254630     PISSN: 15365026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5480/14-1355     Document Type: Review

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