Over the past four decades, the number of people aged over 60 years has increased worldwide, and within this population there has been a proportional increase in people with diverse sexual orientations and gender identities. Executive nurses have an important leadership role in challenging heterocisnormative care practices in healthcare environments that affect the well-being of older adults who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer or questioning and others (LGBTQ+). This article reports on the findings of a secondary analysis of data extracted from an earlier scoping review to provide recommendations for executive nurses on how to advocate for LGBTQ+ older adults and create safe and inclusive healthcare environments for them.
Keywords: advocacy; diversity; gender issues; leadership; lesbian gay bisexual trans; older people; professional; professional issues; sexuality.
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