LGBTQ+ and BIPOC Considerations for FCNs
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Presented by: Andrea West, PhD, RN (retired)
Date: Thursday, February 22, 2024
Time: 6 pm to 7 pm Central Time on Zoom
Description: Current issues abound around the LGBTQ+ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transexual, Queer) and the BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and Other People of Color) populations. In the past, these groups have not been given the appropriate care and respect necessary to meet their physical, mental, and spiritual needs. Faith community nurses have a unique opportunity to be at the forefront for identifying and providing health care to these individuals—care that includes physical, mental as well as spiritual components. The agencies and congregations where FCNs practice are many times the first line of contact for these individuals needing assistance, understanding, and acceptance.
Bio: After over 20 years working in nursing education, Dr. West served for 2 years as Director of Curriculum and Research at the International Parish Nurse Resource Center in St. Louis, MO. She participated in developing the Faith Community Nursing Association of Oklahoma, was active in the Rocky Mountain Parish Nurse Ministry organization in Colorado, and served on the teaching faculty for the Foundations in Faith Community Nursing curriculum in both in Oklahoma and Colorado. She is a founding member of Faith Community Nurses International and member and officer of the Lutheran Faith Community Nursing Association.
Learning outcomes:
1.Identify issues facing those in the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community.
2.Describe 2 strategies to use for meeting the physical, mental, and spiritual needs of the LGBTQ+ and BIPOC community.
Register: $10 for Members; $20 for Nonmembers
(No CNE contact hours available. May request certificate of attendance if needed.)
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