Supporting LGBTQ+ Students: A Focus Group Study with Junior High School Nurses

Author:

Laiti Minna1ORCID,Pakarinen Anni1,Parisod Heidi12,Hayter Mark3,Sariola Salla4,Salanterä Sanna15

Affiliation:

1. Department of Nursing Science, University of Turku, Turku, Finland

2. The Nursing Research Foundation, Helsinki, Finland

3. Faculty of Health, Psychology & Social Care, Manchester Metropolitan University, Manchester, UK

4. Faculty of Political Sciences, Discipline of Sociology, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland

5. Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland

Abstract

LBGTQ+ students often miss the support and information they need in the school nursing, but little is known about junior high school (JHS) nurses’ work with LGBTQ+ students. 15 JHS nurses were interviewed in focus groups about their perceptions of supporting LGBTQ+ students. Four interconnected themes were identified with inductive thematic analysis: (1) JHS nurses’ professional identity and practice; (2) Recognition of sexual and gender diversity in school; (3) Family acceptance process; and (4) LGBTQ+ students as school nursing clients. JHS nurses self-identified as accepting professionals, but having limited skills, knowledge, and education needed in supporting LGBTQ+ students. Supporting LGBTQ+ students is a complex phenomenon, and to enhance JHS nurses’ competence in providing care for these students, sexual and gender diversity needs to be included in evidence-based nursing information sources, covered in nursing education, and the school needs to be secured as LGBTQ+ safe place.

Funder

Turun Yliopistollisen Keskussairaalan Koulutus- ja Tutkimussäätiö

Turku University Foundation

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

Nursing (miscellaneous)

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