Bringing Gender-Affirming Care to Primary Care: Use of a Multimodal Curriculum to Educate Nurse Practitioners and Nurse Practitioner Students.

Background: An increasing number of individuals who identify as transgender and gender diverse require informed and compassionate health care, yet there is a dearth of research about which educational strategies are best used to provide nurses and nurse practitioners the foundation upon which to provide appropriate health care. Purpose: This study evaluated a multimodal approach that included guided readings, a transgender patient panel, standardized patient simulation, and group discussion. Methods: The Sexual Orientation Counselor Competency Scale was administered pre- and postintervention. Results: Results demonstrated increases in knowledge, skills, and attitudes among the 16 participants. A high level of satisfaction was expressed for the overall program, but especially for the patient panel and standardized patient encounter. Conclusions: Nurse educators are encouraged to include information about health care of the transgender patient into curricula. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]