Examining the Experiences of Transgender and Non-Binary Nurses in the Workplace

Aim: Explore the experiences and issues faced by transgender and non-binary (TGNB) individuals attempting to access professional nursing education as well as those working/have worked in the nursing field in Canada. Explore how these experiences intersect with their intersectional personal and professional identities. Acknowledging these experiences will help shape support policies that can give better support and protection to Canadian nurses, and those who aspire to get into the nursing field.

HOPE Centre Principal Investigator(s): Erin Ziegler

Funded by SSHRC

Related Publications

Argyriadis, A., Fradelos, E.C., Argyriadi, A., Ziegler, E. & Kaba, E. (2023). Advancing access to quality LGBTQIA+ health care: Gender discrimination, socio-cultural and mental health issues. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(6). 1-10. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20064767

Ziegler, E., Mills, C.M., Lee, J.L. & Carroll, B. (2022). The barriers and facilitators accessing and prescribing hormone therapy in primary care for transgender individuals: A scoping review protocol. JBI Evidence Synthesis, 21(2), 423-429. https://doi.org/10.11124/JBIES-22-00066

Luctkar-Flude, M., Ziegler, E., Foronda, C.L., Walker, S. & Tyerman, J. (2022). Impact of virtual simulation games to promote cultural humility regarding the care of sexual and gender diverse persons: A multi-site pilot study. Clinical Simulation in Nursing, 71, 148-156. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecns.2022.07.004

Ziegler E, Bhatt Y, Fournier J-L, Hart C. Examining the Experiences of Transgender and Non-Binary Nursing Students and Nurses in Canada. Canadian Journal of Nursing Research. 2025;0(0). doi:10.1177/08445621251346937

Ziegler, E. & Carroll, B. (2023). Primary care in northern Ontario for transgender people in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: A secondary analysis. Journal of Nursing Scholarship, 00, 1-11, https://doi.org/10.1111/jnu.12909

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