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Trauma-Informed Care In The Emergency Department, Kayla Kvell, Kristin Oscarson
Trauma-Informed Care In The Emergency Department, Kayla Kvell, Kristin Oscarson
Nursing DNP Projects
Introduction: This project aims to analyze the effectiveness of trauma-informed care (TIC) education on attitudes of registered nurses (RNs) and psychiatric associates (PAs) towards TIC. The purpose of this project was to educate ED (emergency department) RNs and PAs on the effects of trauma and increase attitudes towards implementing a TIC approach to care for mental health (MH) patients in the ED.
Method: This project followed a pre–post-survey design with quantitative data. Participants included RNs and PAs newly hired to the ED, and/or if they had no previous TIC education. Data were collected utilizing a 10-question Likert scale survey.
Results: …