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Educating Nurse Practitioners On Aces And The Hope Model To Improve Awareness And Acceptability Of Trauma-Informed Care, Emily T. Gardner

Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP) Projects

Background: Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) continue to demonstrate negative effects on children and adults’ health. A dose-response relationship exists between the number of adverse experiences a person faces during childhood, and the extent and severity of chronic illnesses developed in adulthood, including early death. Identifying patients who have ACEs is key to managing their health care. Trauma-informed care provides a clinical framework in which patients with a history of ACEs receive optimal health care to prevent and manage the health influences of ACEs.

Purpose: The purpose of this Quality Improvement (QI) project was to increase nurse practitioner (NP) knowledge about …