Transgender people and nursing: Ethical reflections between care and invisibility

Raphael Alves da Silva, Diego Augusto Lopes Oliveira, Emanuela Batista Ferreira e Pereira, Carla Aparecida Arena Ventura, Shelismania do Prado Oliveira Queiroz, Williane Vitória Santos de Lima, Felicialle Pereira da Silva, Nursing Residency Program in Pulmonology, Instituto de Medicina Integral Professor Fernando Figueira , Hospital Otávio de Freitas, Postgraduate Program in Nursing, University of Pernambuco, School of Nursing, Psychiatric Nursing, University of São Paulo-USP, Ribeirão Preto

Nursing Ethics: An International Journal for Health Care Professionals

Published online on March 02, 2026

Abstract

Nursing Ethics, Volume 33, Issue 4, Page 1130-1138, June 2026.
This theoretical-reflective essay addresses ethics in nursing care for transgender people, emphasizing the tension between the care provided and the institutional invisibilities that perpetuate the exclusion of this population in the healthcare system. ...