Required CEU for Nevada and Oregon. 2-contact-hour course on cultural competency and implicit (unconscious) bias. Examines how to provide effective and respectful care for patients belonging to a variety of different populations, including LGBTQ cultural competence training for those identifying as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, or questioning/queer). Discusses reducing discrimination and/or stigmatization, culturally competent care, best practices for patient information, health risk factors, and clinical implications. Nevada: This course meets the 2-hour NV Board of Nursing requirement for cultural competency, diversity, equity, and inclusion for all licensed RNs, LPNs, APRNs, CRNAs. This course will provide 2 contact hours of continuing nursing education credit (CEU) and is acceptable for all other professions required to take the course. Oregon: This course meets OR's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer. Contact us to enroll today.

1) Discuss elements of culturally competent care among different populations.

2) Describe terminology that is inclusive and respectful of the LGBTQ+ community.

3) Summarize health disparities, health risk factors, and clinical implications specific to members of the LGBTQ+ community.

4) Identify best practices regarding collecting and protecting patient information for LGBTQ+ patients.

5) Discuss elements of culturally competent care for LGBTQ+ patients, including physical space, informational materials, patient communication, and staff training.

6) Examine the intersection of oppression, discrimination, and implicit biases in order to provide nondiscriminatory care.

Nursing
Mandatory
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy

Nursing:
Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

Occupational Therapy:
Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

Physical Therapy:
Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

Mandatory:
Learn about effective and respectful care of LGBTQ patients, including health risk factors and clinical implications, best practices regarding patient information, communication, and legal issues. Meets Nevada requirement. This course meets Oregon's Board of Nursing requirement only if provided by your employer.

 
Nursing:

Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.

Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.

Nurse planners, content experts, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

This course was not Joint Provided. No outside commercial support was received for the creation of this course material.


 
Occupational Therapy:

Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 0.2 CEUs, , Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Nurse planners, content experts, faculty, and others in control of content (either individually or as a group) have no relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies.

This course was not Joint Provided. No outside commercial support was received for the creation of this course material.


 
Physical Therapy:

Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California.

Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state's licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information.


 
State-Mandated:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. 

Mandatory:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.


Nursing:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider #12300.

Occupational Therapy:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is an AOTA Approved Provider of professional development. Course Approval ID# 06942. This independent distance learning activity is offered at 2.00 CEUs, xxx aotaEdLevel xxx, Professional Issues. The assignment of AOTA CEUs does not imply endorsement of specific course content, products, or clinical procedures by AOTA.

Physical Therapy:
Wild Iris Medical Education, Inc., is a Continuing Competency Approval Agency recognized by the Physical Therapy Board of California.
Approval of physical therapy continuing education credit varies by state. Confirm approval with your state's licensing agency before you take the course for CE credit. See Physical Therapy CE Approval for more information.

All Professions:
This Cultural Competency course is approved by the Nevada Board of Nursing. WASHINGTON, DC, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Take the DC version of this course

Nursing:
This Cultural Competency course is approved by the Nevada Board of Nursing. WASHINGTON, DC, NURSES: Take the DC version of this course

Paramedic/EMT:
WASHINGTON, DC, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Take the DC version of this course

Occupational Therapy:
WASHINGTON, DC, OTs: Take the DC version of this course

Mandatory:
This Cultural Competency course is approved by the Nevada Board of Nursing. WASHINGTON, DC, HEALTH PROFESSIONALS: Take the DC version of this course

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Sexuality Through the Lifespan
Clinical Application
Professional Issues

Sheryl M. Ness, MA, BSN, ADN, RN

Sheryl Ness has been an RN since 1985, working in the areas of transfusion medicine, endocrinology, neurology, and oncology. She achieved assistant professor of oncology at the Mayo Clinic College of Medicine and has a master's in transcultural nursing. She has worked for over a decade in the field of oncology education, teaching nurses, allied health staff, and patients. She is published in the Oncology Nursing Forum, the Journal of Transcultural Nursing, and the Journal of Cancer Education. Since 2009, she has written for nursing textbooks and designed curriculum for medical residents, nursing students, and other allied health professionals. 


Marcy Caplin, PhD, MSN, RN, CNE 

Marcy Caplin has been a nurse since 1983, with experience in coronary care, intensive care, cardiac surgery, and cardiac rehabilitation. She is currently an associate professor in nursing at Kent State University and has vast experience publishing, writing, and managing projects for nursing textbooks, online resources, and test-item writing, including Next Generation NCLEX. Marcy earned her RN/MSN from Yale University School of Nursing and her PhD in Curriculum and Instruction from Kent State University. 

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