Did I Do Enough? Trauma-informed Care & Intimate Partner Violence

In this case study we explore the application of trauma-informed concepts to a situation in which a woman is experiencing intimate partner abuse. While the woman’s decisions may place her at risk of harm and the nurse is uncomfortable with the decision, it remains the woman’s decision. This case includes a discussion of trauma-informed care, typologies of abuse, risks for lethality, and an application to a situation.