August 11, 2021 Hi, I'm Richie, And I'll Be Your Nurse Today My gender identity plays no part in my ability to save your life or notify the doctor of a critical clinical change.

I'm a genderqueer and in a same birth sex marriage. Yes, I still have the competency and the skill to be your nurse. My gender identity plays no part in my ability to save your life or notify the doctor of a critical clinical change.

This is what goes through my head every time I walk into a patient's room. How do you care for people who, at the moment they find out you're not who they think you are, doubt your clinical judgment? Your personal struggles, gender identity, or your sexuality have nothing to do with the great nurse you are.

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