LGBT patients
Nurses encounter various issues in the workplace. People visit health care centers from different regions, sharing other languages, cultures, and ethnicity. Similarly, patients share varying gender identity. Nurses and caregivers should avoid discriminating against patients due to their uniqueness.
Studies show that so many LGBT patients fail to visit the health care facilities for fear of discrimination from nurses. Also, the LGBT persons are at a higher risk of STIs and STDs, yet they feel uncomfortable seeking care in hospitals, fearing that medics will discriminate against them. Moreover, there are cases of patients who commit suicide due to discrimination, especially by nurses. Hospital facilities and the communities are working towards creating awareness concerning LGBT persons. The U.S policies acknowledge the LGBT population’s existence, AND therefore the persons require respect and quality health care just like the other part of the community. The minority people who are LGBT face stigmatization and prejudice in their life (Furness et al., 2020). Due to the stress resulting from that discrimination, individuals suffer from chronic conditions and other health issues in silence. Studies show that prejudice and biases cause fear among LGBT persons, resulting in more pain and suffering after failing to visit health institutions. People should acknowledge different groups of people, sharing different values, ideologies, cultures, and life perceptions. Health facilities and communities need to create awareness concerning different groups of people to prevent prejudice and the resulting issues.
References
Furness, B., Goldhammer, H., Montalvo, W., Gagnon, K., Bifulco, L., Lentine, D., & Anderson, D. (2020). Transforming Primary Care for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: A Collaborative Quality Improvement Initiative. The Annals of Family Medicine, 18(4), 292-302. https://doi.org/10.1370/afm.2542