The nursing perspective in the context of health care for the LGBTQIA+ population

Inglês

Abstract

When seeking health care, the LGBTQIA+ population is constantly exposed to vulnerabilities evidenced by  prejudiced practices resulting from assistance that  reproduces discrimination. Considering the importance of  the debate on sexual and gender diversity, and in  opposition to care based on presumed cis- heteronormativity, which is discriminatory and  disconnected from the needs of the people who use the  service, this work was based on concerns arising from the  field of nursing. Are nurses prepared to  assist the LGBTQIA+ population? What best practices can  be adopted? Are they aware of the risks of ineffective care  for LGBTQIA+ people? This qualitative study was carried  out using a semi-structured questionnaire applied to 17  nurses working at the Hospital Maternidade Theresa  Sacchi de Moura/Hospital da Mulher, in Barra Mansa,  countryside of Rio de Janeiro, in the municipality of Barra  Mansa, in the interior of Rio de Janeiro. In the process of  scientific research, the technique of discourse analysis was  adopted based on the statements compiled, which pointed to a lack of preparation in relation to the specificities of the LGBTQIA+ community, resulting in the reproduction of  violence and, consequently, becoming a barrier to access  to health services.