Sanders Sarah
St. Louis VA Medical Center, USA.
J Christ Nurs. 2012 Oct-Dec;29(4):208-14; quiz 215-6.
Nurses have a professional duty to provide care for all patients regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, gender, disability, sexual orientation, or gender identity. As Christian nurses, we are called by our profession and faith to welcome and care for those who are stigmatized by others. This article defines LGBT (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender), offers reasons why LGBT persons are at risk for healthcare disparities, discusses referral of LGBT persons to healthcare resources, and states ways to be more welcoming for LGBT persons in a faith setting.
护士有专业责任为所有患者提供护理,无论其种族、民族、宗教、性别、残疾、性取向或性别认同如何。作为基督教护士,我们的职业和信仰要求我们欢迎并照顾那些受到他人歧视的人。本文定义了LGBT(女同性恋、男同性恋、双性恋、跨性别者),阐述了LGBT人群面临医疗保健差异风险的原因,讨论了将LGBT人群转介至医疗资源的问题,并说明了在信仰环境中更欢迎LGBT人群的方法。