Thesis Title
Identifying Cultural Biases and Understanding Health Care Disparities For LGTBQ+ Patients
Graduation Date
12-2022
Document Type
Senior Thesis
Degree
Bachelor of Science in Nursing
Primary Major
Nursing
Program Director
Andrea Boyle, PhD, FNAP
Thesis Advisor
Patricia Harris, PhD, RN
Abstract
Understanding the health disparities within the LGBTQ+ population, will consist of educating Nurses and other healthcare providers cultural competence for this population, along with proposing certain educational training programs for all the medical professionals. There’s not only an implicit bias but also lack in quality of healthcare due to the personal reasons that healthcare providers may have, along with certain stigmas that creates an infringement on healthcare for this specific population. Members of the LGBTQ+ community will continue to have one of the highest amounts of health care disparities due to the lack of cultural incompetence if nothing is done.