Trauma-Informed Care Strategies Flashcards
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Which communication strategy is most consistent with trauma-informed care when a patient is reluctant to disclose abuse?
Answer: Using open-ended statements and allowing silence without pressure
Open-ended statements and comfortable silence allow the patient to disclose at their own pace without feeling coerced.
A CFN is caring for a male sexual assault survivor who minimizes his injuries. The nurse's best approach is to:
Answer: Acknowledge his experience without judgment and proceed at his comfort level
Non-judgmental acknowledgment validates the survivor's experience and encourages engagement with care, regardless of gender.
The principle of 'trustworthiness and transparency' in trauma-informed care requires the forensic nurse to:
Answer: Explain each step of the forensic exam process before performing it
Explaining each step before performing it builds trust and allows the patient to maintain a sense of control.
When a trauma survivor exhibits hypervigilance during a forensic exam, the nurse should recognize this as:
Answer: A neurobiological trauma response that requires a slower, patient-centered approach
Hypervigilance is a neurobiological survival response to trauma, and adapting the pace of care is the appropriate clinical response.
Which of the following best illustrates the trauma-informed principle of 'empowerment' in forensic nursing practice?
Answer: The patient is given choices about which injuries to document first
Offering choices during the exam restores the patient's sense of control, which trauma often strips away.
A forensic nurse working with a refugee who experienced torture should first:
Answer: Assess for interpreter needs, cultural considerations, and specific torture-related trauma responses
Assessing language needs and cultural context before beginning is essential to providing safe, trauma-informed care for torture survivors.
Documentation in trauma-informed forensic nursing should:
Answer: Include the patient's own words in quotes to accurately capture their account
Quoting the patient's own words in documentation preserves the authenticity of the disclosure and strengthens evidentiary value.