3036-16: Sexual Health Assessments with Special Attention to Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Sexuality is a central part of the human experience, yet sexual health is often a neglected area of clinical practice. This is especially true for individuals within sexual and gender minority groups. This session focuses on overcoming obstacles and offers strategies for addressing sexual health concerns. 

Presenter: Jeffrey "Frey" Peter Seagrove-Nelson, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC

Disclosures: The presenters and planners have no conflict of interest or commercial support to disclose. Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation. 

Session Length: 48 minutes

Target Audience: RN, APRN

Session Objectives
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of regularly and openly assessing the sexual health functioning and concerns of consumers.
2. Distinguish basic terminology common to sexual and gender minorities.
3. Select appropriate tools to aid in their evaluation of sexual health functioning and concerns with consumers.

Keywords: LGBTQ+, Sexual Health, Gender Identity, Gender Terminology, CHaD Screener, Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Continuing Nursing Education
0.75 contact hours. * In order to receive contact hours, you must: Listen to presentation, complete an evaluation, and earn a passing score on the post-test before the expiration date. You will have 5 tries to correctly answer the questions on the post-test and a score of 80% is required to pass. Once you have passed and completed an evaluation, the certificate will be generated online, available for you to print immediately. You cannot earn credit unless all steps are completed.

The American Psychiatric Nurses Association is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 30th Annual Conference
Hartford, Connecticut
Friday, October 21
3:45pm – 4:30pm

Release Date: May 30, 2017 
The contact hours for this session expire: November 30, 2019