{"id":2661,"date":"2018-06-06T09:16:45","date_gmt":"2018-06-06T13:16:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/?p=2661"},"modified":"2018-06-12T09:40:16","modified_gmt":"2018-06-12T13:40:16","slug":"7-ways-nurses-should-treat-transgender-patients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travelnursesource.com\/notes\/7-ways-nurses-should-treat-transgender-patients","title":{"rendered":"Pride Practice | Tips for Nurses Caring for Transgender Patients"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n
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Boys wear blue, and girls wear pink. Boys play with trucks, and girls play with dolls. Men wear cologne, and women wear perfume.<\/p>\n

But sometimes, they don\u2019t.<\/p>\n

To be transgender means to identify more with the opposite gender<\/a> of which you were born. Transgender people are often misunderstood, but that simple definition seems easy enough to understand, right? However, the discrimination transgender people face is often complex, and it affects everything from how they\u2019re treated in the grocery store to whether or not they have access to healthcare. Across the United States, awareness of transgender people is growing, and there\u2019s a widespread effort to improve healthcare quality and access for transgender patients. Here are some quick facts about disparities in nursing care for transgender patients and then seven tips for nurses caring for transgender patients.<\/p>\n

Disparities in Nursing Care for Transgender Patients: Quick Facts<\/h2>\n

Here are a few quick facts about disparities that exist in nursing care for transgender patients.<\/p>\n