Callen-Lorde Offers Sensitive Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Healthcare
By Robin Huiras
Monday February 22, 2010
http://news.nurse.com/article/20100222/NY02/102220024 (http://news.nurse.com/article/20100222/NY02/102220024)
One of the first questions nurses ask patients who visit Callen-Lorde Community Health Center in New York City is which gender they would like to be identified by.
It's not a question posed by nurses in mainstream hospitals, nor is it a query incorporated into nursing school curriculum, but at New York City's premiere lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) clinic, it's the first of many measures the nursing staff takes to ensure patients receive the utmost in care and support.