Abstract
Background: Healthcare disparities related to sexual orientation and gender identity are inconsistently addressed in nursing education, limiting cultural sensitivity and communication skills in LGBTQIA+ patient care. Methods: A role-play simulation was conducted with BSN students to enhance sexual health histories, utilizing theater students as LGBTQIA+ Standardized Patients (SPs). Results: Students gave positive feedback on real-time input from SPs, which enabled them to reflect on their communication skills when taking sexual health histories from LGBTQIA+ patients. Conclusions: The program offered BSN students in health assessment courses opportunities to practice communication skills and develop inclusivity for the diverse needs of LGBTQIA+ patients. (c) 2025 International Nursing Association for Clinical Simulation and Learning. Published by Elsevier Inc. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)