Health Assessment, powerpoint presentation

Scenario

A patient presents to your office who self-identifies as lesbian and uses she/her/hers pronouns. She is experiencing symptoms of a possible vaginal infection. 

You know that the population she identifies with experiences major barriers to health care, including a history of negative health experiences as well as a lack of clinician knowledge and financial barriers.

Assessment Deliverable

Consider the patient in the scenario and how would you approach your assessment of the patient.

Create an 8- to 12-slide presentation, with speaker notes, in which you address the following:

• Give examples of sexual and reproductive health disparities related to caring for patients in the LGBTQ community.
• Describe the barriers this population may face in accessing health care. 
• Explain the strategies you can use to decrease the patient’s discomfort while you are assessing them.
• Give examples of how you will use appropriate wording that is inclusive and considers the patient’s identity and pronouns during your assessment. 
• Discuss resources available in your community to providers and patients regarding health care for individuals in the LGBTQ community.
• Discuss how the patient’s age may influence the assessment. If this patient were an adolescent versus an older adult.

Cite a minimum of 4 scholarly resources.

Format your citations and references according to APA guidelines.