Transgender and gender-expansive youth: Assisting the nurse in providing culturally competent care for our clients and their families

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Topic: Society's blue and pink concept of gender has been under a dramatic and controversial shift over the last 10 years. While the general population has been given some latitude in slowly coming to terms with this new understanding, health care providers, specifically nurses, have been under the microscope to demonstrate a perfect blend of competency and compassion when caring for clients who present outside the gender binary. Purpose: To clarify the areas of potential impact in the nurse's role and to discuss ways in which they can better equip themselves to promote effective communication and culturally competent care. Thus, we envision heightened empowerment for the nurse to take a more active role in decreasing risks for negative health outcomes such as psychological stress, depression, self-harm, and suicidal ideation in our transgender and gender-expansive youth. Sources Used: Utilizing PubMed, nationally recognized websites, and current textbooks/pamphlets, a literature review was conducted to ascertain pertinent information related to transgender, gender-expansive youth, and nursing education. Included references were from 2012 to the present. Conclusions: Nurses have a unique and dynamic opportunity to provide support and education for our transgender youth and their families, yet often play a minimal role due to inexperience or lack of resources.

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Michels, S., & Kovar, C. L. (2020). Transgender and gender-expansive youth: Assisting the nurse in providing culturally competent care for our clients and their families. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Nursing, 33(3), 157–162. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcap.12290

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