Implementing Trauma-Informed Education Practices in Undergraduate Mental Health Nursing Education.

Academic Article

Abstract

  • BACKGROUND: Nursing students may have risk factors for trauma reactivation through learning activities conducted as part of their education and training. Trauma-informed education practices (TIEP) could help reduce this risk. METHOD: Course policies, content, procedures, and support structures consistent with the tenets of TIEP were implemented in undergraduate mental health courses with traditional third-year nursing students at two universities. RESULTS: Students responded positively to the implementation of TIEP. Most (92%) qualitative feedback students provided in formal evaluations was directly related to at least one principle of TIEP, most commonly "promoting social, emotional, and academic safety." Some students (39.3%) interpreted TIEP as demonstrations of "genuine" caring for the students as individuals and their own mental health. CONCLUSION: Integrating TIEP into an undergraduate nursing mental health course is feasible and beneficial and allows faculty to role model skills and values central to nursing practice. [J Nurs Educ. 2021;60(12):707-711.].
  • Authors

  • Bosse, Jordon D
  • Clark, Kristen D
  • Arnold, Samantha
  • Status

    Publication Date

  • December 2021
  • Published In

    Keywords

  • Curriculum
  • Education, Nursing, Baccalaureate
  • Humans
  • Mental Health
  • Psychiatric Nursing
  • Students, Nursing
  • Digital Object Identifier (doi)

    Pubmed Id

  • 34870506
  • Start Page

  • 707
  • End Page

  • 711
  • Volume

  • 60
  • Issue

  • 12