Objective: Social discrimination against sexual minorities (SM) is widespread globally. To bring about a positive change in health care, one of the important steps is to try to figure out the roots of nursing educators' attitudes toward SM. This study aimed to explore how society affects nurse educators' attitudes toward SM. Material and Methods: It was used a generic qualitative approach and thematic analysis method. The study sample included nurse educators working at an university of faculty of nursing, and the sample consisted of 18 nurse educators. Results: Three themes emerged from the data analysis. These were social experience, religion and reflections to nurse educators' attitudes families, friends, social structure, and religion were the most important determinants of negative attitudes. Conclusion: The results of this study showed that almost all participants did not have a negative discourse towards SM, but their perspectives on this group were narrow and their knowledge was limited. Society was very influential in shaping the attitudes of nurse educators. Nurse educators need to broaden their perspectives on SM and break the negative impact of society if they aim to create a learning environment that supports the care of all groups in the same community.
Keywords: Attitude; nurse educators; qualitative research; sexual minority
Amaç: Cinsel azınlıklara yönelik sosyal ayrımcılık dünya çapında yaygındır. Sağlık hizmetlerinde olumlu bir değişiklik meydana getirmek için önemli adımlardan biri, hemşirelik eğitimcilerinin cinsel azınlıklara yönelik tutumlarının kökenini anlamaya çalışmaktır. Bu çalışma, toplumun hemşire eğitimcilerin cinsel azınlıklara yönelik tutumlarını nasıl etkilediğini araştırmayı amaçlamıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Nitel yaklaşım ve tematik analiz yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın örneklemini bir üniversitenin hemşirelik fakültesinde görev yapan 18 hemşire eğitimcisi oluşturmaktadır. Bulgular: Veri analizi sonucunda 3 tema ortaya çıkmıştır. Bunlar sosyal deneyim, din ve hemşire eğitimcilerin tutumlarına yansımalardır. Olumsuz tutumların en önemli belirleyicileri aile, arkadaşlar, sosyal yapı ve dindir. Sonuç: Bu çalışmanın sonuçları, hemen hemen tüm katılımcılar cinsel azınlıklara karşı olumsuz bir söyleme sahip değillerdi fakat bu gruba ilişkin bakış açıları dar ve bilgileri sınırlıydı. Hemşire eğitimcilerin tutumlarının şekillenmesinde toplum çok etkiliydi. Hemşire eğitimcileri, aynı toplumdaki tüm grupların bakımını destekleyen bir öğrenme ortamı yaratmayı hedefliyorlarsa, cinsel azınlıklara bakış açılarını genişletmeleri ve toplumun olumsuz etkisini kırmaları gerekir.
Anahtar Kelimeler: Tutum; hemşire eğitimcileri; nitel araştırma; cinsel azınlık
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