Integrating LGBTQI+ Content in Nursing Education Using Immersive Virtual Reality: Embodying Eden.
- Resource Type
- Article
- Authors
- Hannans, Jaime
- Source
- Nursing Education Perspectives (Wolters Kluwer Health). Sep/Oct2023, Vol. 44 Issue 5, p321-322. 2p.
- Subject
- *SEXUAL orientation
*DIVERSITY & inclusion policies
*VIRTUAL reality
*CURRICULUM
*NURSING education
*GENDER identity
*LEARNING strategies
*LGBTQ+ people
*NURSING students
*INTEGRATED health care delivery
*DIFFUSION of innovations
- Language
- ISSN
- 1536-5026
Teaching nursing students to understand LGBTQI+ health care perspectives is critical in providing safe and effective care. Nursing curricula often have limited LGBTQI+ content to prepare students, with clinical experiences too varied to ensure exposure to specific gender diversity learning opportunities. Immersive virtual reality is a promising strategy to offer rich learning experiences from the perspective of the LGBTQI+ community. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]