Nurses’ Attitude toward Trauma-Informed Care at Critical Care Units

Objective: Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an innovative concept that recognizes the lasting impactof psychological trauma. Critical care nurses’ attitude toward TIC plays an essential role in assessing,monitoring, and addressing trauma experienced by patients. This study aimed to describe criticalcare nurses’ attitudes toward TIC in critical care units at Jordanian military hospitals.Methods: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study was performed on ۳۱۵ critical care nursesat seven military hospitals (two from the north, three from the center, and two from the south) in۲۰۲۲. The data collection tool was the Attitudes Related to Trauma-Informed Care-۳۵ (ARTIC-۳۵)scale. Multi-stage sampling approach was used to recruit critical care nurses. Statistical Package forSocial Science (IBM-SPSS) V. ۲۳ was used to analyze data.Results: In the sample of ۳۱۵ nurses, gender was significantly associated with the reactions subscale(P=۰.۰۰۱). Also, there were statistical differences between nurses working in the emergencydepartment and those working in intensive care units regarding the responses and behaviorssubscales, with emergency department nurses scoring higher on the scale (P=۰.۰۰۳). Regardingin-service training in trauma-related care, the causes subscale was significantly different based onthe number of training sessions with higher scores among nurses with higher training (P=۰.۰۲).Conclusion: Critical care nurses had an unfavorable attitude toward TIC. Health organizations, nursemanagers, universities, and other stakeholders should collaborate to achieve a national strategyto raise awareness about TIC. Much research is needed to explore nurses’ attitudes toward TIC indiverse health sectors

Keywords:

Psychological Trauma and trauma-informed care , Critical care nurses , Jordan