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5013-20: Unlearning Hetero-Cisnormativity: A Clinicians Guide to Improving Care for People who Identify as LGBTQIA

The journey to whole health involves nurses evaluating themselves prior to partnering with persons who identify as LGBTQIA+. Decreasing implicit bias involves having an awareness of the life issues for this population.  Health disparities can be improved when nurses address their own thoughts and challenge the status quo of self.

Presenter:  Tanya Vaughn-Deneen, DNP, CNM, FNP-BC

Disclosures:  The APNA planners and faculty have no relevant financial relationships to disclose.  Off-label uses will not be discussed during this presentation.

Session Length:  45 minutes

Target Audience: APRN, RN

Learning Outcome:
Upon completion of this presentation, the participant will be able to:

• Define implicit bias and the impact on care.

Keywords:  Culture/Diversity, RN Practice, APRN Practice

Nursing Continuing Professional Development:
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 nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Originally Presented
APNA 34th Annual Conference

Access to this course will end:  December 1, 2024

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