For most people, the decision to visit an emergency department is straightforward.
Some persons consider their health care insurance coverage or their ability to afford
the visit. Others wonder if their chief complaint is truly an emergency or if the
problem can wait until their primary care provider’s office opens. Few worry about
clinician competence or are concerned that they may be denied care; however, transgender
persons contemplating an ED visit sometimes face these issues.
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The scarcity of clinical providers adequately prepared to care for transgender persons
is a major barrier to seeking care.
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In addition, some transgender people encounter denial of services, discrimination,
harassment, and even violence in health care settings. The accumulation of barriers
causes some transgender people to avoid seeking even routine and preventive care.
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Biography
Ethan Collin Cicero is Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Future of Nursing Scholar and PhD student at Duke University School of Nursing, Durham, NC.
Biography
Beth Perry Black is Associate Professor of Nursing, School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC.
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Publication history
Published online: September 28, 2015
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