learning resources
Watch brief VOPP regarding working with LGBTQ+ youth: https://kumc.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Pages/Viewer.aspx?id=6e0a8cf7-6f66-44b8-aa2e-ac63010af014
Goshin, L., Sissoko, D.R.G., Neumann, G., Sufrin, C., & Byrnes, L. (2019). Perinatal nurses’ experiences with and knowledge of the care of incarcerated women during pregnancy and the postpartum period. Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing, 48(1), 27-36. 10.1016/j.jogn.2018.11.002
Perron, T., Kartoz, C., & Himelfarb, C. (2017). LGBTQ youth part 1. NASN School Nurse, 32(2), 106-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X16689327
Perron, T., Kartoz, C., & Himelfarb, C. (2017). LGBTQ Part 2. NASN School Nurse, 32(2), 116-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1942602X16689263
Optional: If you are interested, the following documentary focuses on pregnant women in prison: Babies Behind Bars
You are a school nurse in a local high school. A 15-year-old student whose name is on the school roster as Jimmy has been coming to the nurse’s office every few days over the past two months stating “I am having stomach aches and am really having trouble concentrating in class.” In a recent conversation, Jimmy told you, “I want to be called Jasmine, but my parents are upset and said to stop asking that because that is a girl’s name. I feel like they see me as a boy, but I sometimes feel more like I should be a girl.”
Refer to the two articles by Perron, Kartoz, and Himelfarb (2017a, 2017b) in answering the following questions. Be sure to include appropriate citations of these articles both in-text and at the end of your submission to give appropriate credit to the authors.
How do you as the nurse feel in providing care for this student? Your honesty is appreciated. If you provide a one to two sentence answer, you will receive points for this question.
How can you utilize culturally competent language in providing care to this student?
How do you as the school nurse think this student views the nurse’s office at school? Why? What does this mean in terms of nursing advocacy?
What are psychosomatic symptoms this student may be facing?
What are possible health disparities to be aware of in providing care for this student?
Describe three ways you as the school nurse can advocate for the health of this student.
References
Perron, T., Kartoz, C., & Himelfarb, C. (2017a). LGBTQ youth part 1. NASN School Nurse, 32(2), 106-115. https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602X16689327
Perron, T., Kartoz, C., & Himelfarb, C. (2017b). LGBTQ Part 2. NASN School Nurse, 32(2), 116-121. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1942602X16689263
