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Jun 23, 2022 · References. The impacts of vulnerability and associated trauma endure from childhood into adulthood and affect an individual's health and wellbeing in ways that are not always visible to others ( Felitti et al, 1998 ). Nurses and midwives must understand the research and literature behind these concepts if they are to help affected people ...
- Background
- Trauma
- Working Definition of Trauma-Informed Practice
- Key Principles of Trauma-Informed Practice
- Other Professional Resources and Tools
Trauma-informed approaches have become increasingly cited in policy and adopted in practice as a means for reducing the negative impact of trauma experiences and supporting mental and physical health outcomes. They build on evidence developed over several decades. However, there has been a lack of consensus within the health and social care sector ...
Trauma results from an event, series of events, or set of circumstances that is experienced by an individual as harmful or life threatening. While unique to the individual, generally the experience of trauma can cause lasting adverse effects, limiting the ability to function and achieve mental, physical, social, emotional or spiritual well-being.
Realise that trauma can affect individuals, groups and communities
Trauma-informed practice is an approach to health and care interventions which is grounded in the understanding that trauma exposure can impact an individual’s neurological, biological, psychological and social development.
Recognise the signs, symptoms and widespread impact of trauma
Trauma-informed practice aims to increase practitioners’ awareness of how trauma can negatively impact on individuals and communities, and their ability to feel safe or develop trusting relationships with health and care services and their staff. It aims to improve the accessibility and quality of services by creating culturally sensitive, safe services that people trust and want to use. It seeks to prepare practitioners to work in collaboration and partnership with people and empower them to...
Prevent re-traumatisation
It seeks to avoid re-traumatisation which is the re-experiencing of thoughts, feelings or sensations experienced at the time of a traumatic event or circumstance in a person’s past. Re-traumatisation is generally triggered by reminders of previous trauma which may or may not be potentially traumatic in themselves. The purpose of trauma-informed practice is not to treat trauma-related difficulties, which is the role of trauma-specialist services and practitioners. Instead, it seeks to address...
There are 6 principles of trauma-informed practice: safety, trust, choice, collaboration, empowerment and cultural consideration.
See: 1. Office of Health Improvement and Disparities’ Vulnerabilities: applying All Our Health 2. e-learning for healthcare: All Our Health: Vulnerabilities and trauma-informed practice 3. Trauma-informed practice toolkit: Scottish Government 4. Trauma-Informed Wales
Sep 12, 2022 · Trauma-informed care is an effective way to create a healing environment for patients who've experienced trauma. Find out how nurses can incorporate it into everyday patient care. Healthcare providers are trained to recognize how the social determinants of health can impact a patient’s well-being. They help connect factors like a patient’s ...
Dec 20, 2021 · Trauma is often viewed as an individual or interpersonal issue. This paper expands the definition of trauma to include the impact collective and structural elements on health and well-being. The need for a trauma-informed response is demonstrated, with instruction as to how to implement this type of care in order to resist re-traumatization.
- 10.1136/tsaco-2021-000815
- 2021
guide the application of the nursing process using patient-centered care to create safety, the first princi-ple in TIC. Here, the authors discuss the application of these core principles in nursing through a deiden-tified case study. Keywords: nursing care, patient-centered care, trauma, trauma-informed care
Tim and Hannah first worked together on the parity of esteem project at the Royal College of Nursing and now together in this podcast they explore the perspectives on trauma-informed care, including the origins of trauma, impact of adverse childhood experience, social inequalities, and perspectives on nurse supervision. Royal College of Nursing.
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Feb 11, 2022 · While the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted nurses as front-line heroes, the effects of pandemic-related trauma on students, nurses, and patients alike have forced examination of chronic stress exposure, documented trauma, complicated grief, depression, anxiety, and secondary stress syndrome. Although literature, discussion, and national dialogue around trauma-informed care has surged recently ...
