Title
Registered Nurses’ Attitudes Toward The Protection Of Gays And Lesbians In The Workplace
Keywords
discrimination; equality; gay; homosexual; lesbian; nondiscrimination policy; nurse; nursing; workplace
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. © 2008, SAGE Publications. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
1-1-2008
Publication Title
Journal of Transcultural Nursing
Volume
19
Issue
4
Number of Pages
347-353
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1177/1043659608322420
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
51849130786 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/51849130786
STARS Citation
Blackwell, Christopher W., "Registered Nurses’ Attitudes Toward The Protection Of Gays And Lesbians In The Workplace" (2008). Scopus Export 2000s. 10695.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2000/10695