Registered nurses' attitudes toward the protection of gays and lesbians in the workplace

    Authors

    C. W. Blackwell

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    Abbreviated Journal Title

    J. Transcult. Nurs.

    Keywords

    discrimination; equality; gay; homosexual; lesbian; nondiscrimination; policy; nurse; nursing; workplace; HETEROSEXUALS ATTITUDES; MEN; HOMOPHOBIA; SUPPORT; RIGHTS; Nursing

    Abstract

    This study explores the attitudes of registered nurses toward a nondiscrimination policy in the workplace protective of gays and lesbians and the overall homophobia of nurses. A potential sample of 520 registered nurses licensed in Florida was randomly selected from the state Board of Nursing licensee database. In all, 165 surveys were used in the analysis of the data. Structural equation modeling indicated that support of a nondiscrimination policy protective of gay men and lesbians in the workplace was negatively correlated with homophobia with a critical ratio value of -4.01. Nonsupport of a nondiscrimination policy was positively correlated with homophobia with a critical ratio value of 3.23. This finding suggests that the inclusion of workplace policies protective of gay men and lesbians might help decrease homophobic and discriminatory treatment that gay and lesbian nurses often encounter in the workplace.

    Journal Title

    Journal of Transcultural Nursing

    Volume

    19

    Issue/Number

    4

    Publication Date

    1-1-2008

    Document Type

    Article

    Language

    English

    First Page

    347

    Last Page

    353

    WOS Identifier

    WOS:000259509500004

    ISSN

    1043-6596

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