Perceptions of Sexual and Gender Minority Content in Graduate Nursing Curricula.

AIM: The aim of the study was to evaluate how faculty and nursing students perceive the importance of including sexual and gender minority (SGM) content in graduate curricula. BACKGROUND: Nurses in education and practice must be culturally sensitive to the unique populations we serve and to the diversity represented in all health care environments. METHOD: Online secure web-based surveys were distributed to graduate nursing faculty and students in 2015 and 2017 employing a triangulated methodology. RESULTS: Faculty and students responded that basic content and knowledge of clinical care for SGM populations are important. Thematic analysis of open-ended questions provided suggestions for improvement in curricula and within the learning environment. CONCLUSION: Continued development of faculty knowledge and application of SGM content in nursing curricula must meet student expectations and health needs of SGM populations.

Patients' and Caregivers' Perceptions of Intensive Care Unit Hospitalization and Recovery.

BACKGROUND: Telehealth-based intensive care unit recovery clinics (ICU-RCs) can increase access to post-ICU recovery care for patients and their families. It is crucial to understand patients' and caregivers' experience of illness and recovery to build patient- and family-centered ICU-RCs. OBJECTIVE: To explore patients' and caregivers' perceptions of ICU hospitalization and recovery. METHODS: Individual semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with 14 patients and 12 caregivers who participated in a telehealth ICU-RC. This study was guided by qualitative description methodology. Conventional content analysis was used to analyze the data. RESULTS: Patients described their ICU hospitalization as scary, traumatic, and lonely. Participants' feedback on hospitalization ranged from praise to criticism. Patients wanted more realistic and detailed prognostication about post-ICU recovery and more physical therapy after discharge. Patients strongly valued the mental health component of ICU-RC visits, which contrasted with the scant attention paid to mental health in other postdischarge health care settings. Their knowledge about post-ICU recovery and connectedness to a primary care provider varied. CONCLUSIONS: Examining patients' and caregivers' perceptions of ICU hospitalization and recovery highlights ICU-RC components that can be strengthened to support patient- and family-centered recovery. The ICU-RC staff should invite patients to share feedback about their ICU stay; give a timely, realistic prognosis for recovery; offer mental health consultations; provide physical therapy; and partner with patients and their caregivers to develop and deliver post-ICU care.