Abstract
Background:
Traumatic experiences can adversely affect a child's health. These effects often continue into adulthood, especially when trauma is not addressed. Although the evidence shows benefits with addressing trauma earlier in life, trauma-informed care of children is underused in primary care. Health care providers (nurses, nurse practitioners, physicians) report gaps in knowledge of trauma-informed care and in their comfort level addressing trauma in primary care.
Method:
This project investigated the use of continuing education sessions to increase health care providers' knowledge and readiness to implement trauma-informed care into their practice.
Results:
The education sessions improved health care providers' knowledge and comfort with trauma-informed care.
Conclusion:
This intervention improved providers' readiness to implement trauma-informed care into their primary care practice.
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J Contin Educ Nurs.
2024;55(5):246–252.]
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