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Enhancing Nursing Education: Exploring the Affective Domain Through Film to Address LGBTQ+ Healthcare Disparities [Title Slide]
Abstract
Introduction: Existing evidence suggests that LGBTQ+ individuals experience numerous health and social inequalities (Gonzales & Henning-Smith, 2017). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2017) recommend that nurses be educated to provide inclusive, equitable, and culturally competent care, and the American Nurses Association (2018) identified LGBTQ+ community as a minority group requiring specialized care, specifically charging nurse educators with including care of LGBTQ+ persons in curriculum. While nurse educators seek to implement effective teaching pedagogies, they often find it challenging to develop strategies to support learning in the affective domain.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of nursing student’s perceptions of care for LGBTQ+ persons after watching the “You Belong Here” documentary, a documentary developed as part of a suicide prevention grant focused on the disparity of suicide among youth in the LGBTQ+ population.
Method: A qualitative, descriptive, focus group research design was used in this study. Prelicensure nursing students were recruited from the Accelerated BSN program to participate in focus group interviews after viewing the “You Belong Here” documentary. Fourteen students agreed to participate in the focus group interview. The audio-recorded sessions and semi-structured questions led the interviews to explore how nursing students’ perceptions of nursing care may have changed since viewing the documentary. Interviews were transcribed verbatim by a third party. First and second cycle coding and thematic analysis was used to analyze focus group data.
Results: Themes identified 1) Nurse as advocate, 2) Enhanced holistic view, and 3) Internalizing values. Results suggests that participants left the experience with a different perspective that may positively influence future care.
Findings of this study are not generalizable due to the research design and it is possible that students may have responded in ways they thought socially desirable in front of peers and researchers.
Findings from this study reinforce the importance of the affective domain in learning and suggest the use of film as an effective teaching pedagogy to influence the affective domain of learning. Recommendations include consideration of film as a teaching pedagogy to enhance nursing student knowledge of caring for LGBTQ+ persons.
Notes
References:
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Beta Nu, Epsilon Tau at-Large
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Presentation
Format Type
Text-based Document
Study Design/Type
Descriptive/Correlational
Research Approach
Qualitative Research
Keywords:
Teaching and Learning Strategies, Health Equity, Social Determinants of Health, Competence, LGBTQ+, Nursing Students
Recommended Citation
Hand, Mark Charles; Powell, Shannon B.; Pilgreen, Sue Anne; and Culler, Breanna, "Exploring the Affective Domain through Film to Address LGBTQ+ Healthcare Disparities" (2025). Biennial Convention (CONV). 9.
https://www.sigmarepository.org/convention/2025/presentations_2025/9
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48th Biennial Convention
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Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
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2025
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Date of Issue
2025-11-17
Exploring the Affective Domain through Film to Address LGBTQ+ Healthcare Disparities
Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
Introduction: Existing evidence suggests that LGBTQ+ individuals experience numerous health and social inequalities (Gonzales & Henning-Smith, 2017). The American Association of Colleges of Nursing (2017) recommend that nurses be educated to provide inclusive, equitable, and culturally competent care, and the American Nurses Association (2018) identified LGBTQ+ community as a minority group requiring specialized care, specifically charging nurse educators with including care of LGBTQ+ persons in curriculum. While nurse educators seek to implement effective teaching pedagogies, they often find it challenging to develop strategies to support learning in the affective domain.
Purpose: The purpose of this study was to gain a better understanding of nursing student’s perceptions of care for LGBTQ+ persons after watching the “You Belong Here” documentary, a documentary developed as part of a suicide prevention grant focused on the disparity of suicide among youth in the LGBTQ+ population.
Method: A qualitative, descriptive, focus group research design was used in this study. Prelicensure nursing students were recruited from the Accelerated BSN program to participate in focus group interviews after viewing the “You Belong Here” documentary. Fourteen students agreed to participate in the focus group interview. The audio-recorded sessions and semi-structured questions led the interviews to explore how nursing students’ perceptions of nursing care may have changed since viewing the documentary. Interviews were transcribed verbatim by a third party. First and second cycle coding and thematic analysis was used to analyze focus group data.
Results: Themes identified 1) Nurse as advocate, 2) Enhanced holistic view, and 3) Internalizing values. Results suggests that participants left the experience with a different perspective that may positively influence future care.
Findings of this study are not generalizable due to the research design and it is possible that students may have responded in ways they thought socially desirable in front of peers and researchers.
Findings from this study reinforce the importance of the affective domain in learning and suggest the use of film as an effective teaching pedagogy to influence the affective domain of learning. Recommendations include consideration of film as a teaching pedagogy to enhance nursing student knowledge of caring for LGBTQ+ persons.
Description
This session explores nursing students' perceptions of care for LGBTQ+ individuals after viewing the "You Belong Here" documentary, aimed at addressing health disparities in this community. Participants will engage in discussions on how the film influenced their understanding and advocacy roles in nursing. Findings highlight the effectiveness of using film to foster empathetic, culturally competent care in nursing education.