Date of Award
Summer 8-20-2023
Degree Type
Dissertation
Degree Name
Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)
Department
Nursing
Abstract
Transgender individuals experience healthcare-related discrimination, resulting in significant disparities and negative health outcomes in comparison to the general population. Many CRNAs do not receive formal or adequate education before being expected to care for transgender patients that contributes to these negative health outcomes. To correct this problem, an educational intervention was created to improve anesthesia providers' knowledge of genderaffirming therapies and to survey anesthesia provider attitudes towards transgender patients and knowledge, beliefs, and preferences towards treating transgender patients. A sample of anesthesia providers was collected (n=27) that included SRNAs and CRNAs at varying levels of professional experience from diverse sociodemographic backgrounds. The data collected from this study is evidence that our educational intervention resulted in a statistically significant increase in the anesthesia provider’s knowledge of gender affirming therapies. Additionally, scales designed to measure beliefs, knowledge, and attitudes of medical practitioners towards transgender patients showed that 68.1% of providers hold favorable views while 31.9% of providers hold unfavorable or neutral views towards this population. Increasing anesthesia provider knowledge of gender affirming therapies will foster competence, advance gender inclusive education, result in application of best current practices, and reduce healthcare disparities and negative healthcare outcomes faced by transgender populations.
Recommended Citation
Klimesh, Matthew and Kurth, Angela, "Gender Affirming Anesthesia: It’s More than Pronouns" (2023). College of Science and Health Theses and Dissertations. 604.
https://via.library.depaul.edu/csh_etd/604
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