TY - JOUR
T1 - Gender Affirming Postop Care Simulation for Prelicensure Nursing Students
T2 - A Pilot Project
AU - Ness, Mollie
AU - Sherraden Bradley, Cynthia
AU - Beck Flaten, Carol
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023
PY - 2023/8
Y1 - 2023/8
N2 - Transgender and nonbinary individuals experience significant health disparities which are further complicated by traumatic past experiences with underprepared healthcare professionals who lack understanding of the unique health needs of gender-diverse individuals. Without learning opportunities for health sciences students, including nursing, disparities will persist. A QI project with a pre and posttest design was conducted to evaluate a simulation focused on gender affirming postoperative care of a patient and loved one during the gender-affirmation journey. Ten prelicensure Master of Nursing students in their final year participated in a 20-minute simulation followed by a Debriefing for Meaningful Learning debriefing. Knowledge, skills, comfort, and attitudes mean scores improved after simulation and debriefing. Students reported positive feedback, including appreciation for the inclusion of gender-diverse care. Simulation provides a safe space to practice gender-affirming language, communication, and nursing skills as nurse educators seek to increase diverse prelicensure learning experiences.
AB - Transgender and nonbinary individuals experience significant health disparities which are further complicated by traumatic past experiences with underprepared healthcare professionals who lack understanding of the unique health needs of gender-diverse individuals. Without learning opportunities for health sciences students, including nursing, disparities will persist. A QI project with a pre and posttest design was conducted to evaluate a simulation focused on gender affirming postoperative care of a patient and loved one during the gender-affirmation journey. Ten prelicensure Master of Nursing students in their final year participated in a 20-minute simulation followed by a Debriefing for Meaningful Learning debriefing. Knowledge, skills, comfort, and attitudes mean scores improved after simulation and debriefing. Students reported positive feedback, including appreciation for the inclusion of gender-diverse care. Simulation provides a safe space to practice gender-affirming language, communication, and nursing skills as nurse educators seek to increase diverse prelicensure learning experiences.
KW - gender-diverse
KW - prelicensure nursing
KW - simulation
KW - transgender
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85164364986
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/85164364986#tab=citedBy
U2 - 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101432
DO - 10.1016/j.ecns.2023.101432
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164364986
SN - 1876-1399
VL - 81
JO - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
JF - Clinical Simulation in Nursing
M1 - 101432
ER -
