Identificación de pacientes e Identidad de género: conocimientos y actitudes hacia la atención de pacientes trans desde la perspectiva del personal de enfermería

Ermelinda Salinas; Silvia Pérez; Silvio Saravia; Valeria Cros Baez; Viviana Galarza; Victoria Sanchez Antelo

doi:10.56294/saludcyt2023418

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Published: 2023-07-07

DOI: https://doi.org/10.56294/saludcyt2023418

Patient Identification and Gender Identity: Knowledge and Attitudes towards the Care of Transgender Patients from the Perspective of Nursing Staff.

Abstract

Introduction: Compliance with the Gender Identity Law (No. 26,743) introduces a series of challenges and tensions that require the adaptation of patient identification processes in need of hospital care.
Objective: To describe the knowledge and attitudes of nursing professionals in healthcare institutions in the Buenos Aires Metropolitan Area (AMBA) regarding the Gender Identity Law and the patient identification process, as well as the characteristics of the undergraduate training received in relation to healthcare and the nursing profession from a gender perspective.
Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional observational study in which 111 nurses engaged in patient care tasks in public and private healthcare facilities with inpatient services were surveyed. An electronic survey with closed and open-ended questions was used. Descriptive statistical analysis tools were used for data analysis.
Results: 45% of the respondents work in an institution with a Patient Quality and Safety department, and 73.9% have guidelines for patient identification. 72.1% are familiar with the Gender Identity Law, but 43.2% believe they can refuse to use the name provided by the patient to avoid identification errors during hospitalization. 92.8% expressed a positive attitude towards the care of transgender/transvestite individuals, but 66.7% did not receive training on gender identity.
Conclusions: The nursing team faces difficulties in implementing patient safety guidelines in accordance with gender identity legislation due to institutional requirements.

Keywords:

Patient Safety,

Transgender Person,

Nursing,

Legislation,

Argentine,

How to Cite

Salinas E, Pérez S, Saravia S, Cros Baez V, Galarza V, Sanchez Antelo V. Patient Identification and Gender Identity: Knowledge and Attitudes towards the Care of Transgender Patients from the Perspective of Nursing Staff. Salud, Ciencia y Tecnología [Internet]. 2023 Jul. 7 [cited 2024 May 21];3:418. Available from: https://revista.saludcyt.ar/ojs/index.php/sct/article/view/418

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