Exploring The Impact of Trauma Informed Care in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner Practice: A Holistic Approach to Healing

This scholarly work seeks to establish the significance of Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) in the Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) practice to improve mental health results. Hence, TIC changes the paradigm from “What’s wrong with you?” to “What happened to you?” and recognizes the existence of trauma. This paper discusses how TIC can enhance patient communication, decrease patients’ Retraumatization, and enhance rapport with clinicians, resulting in improved outcomes for patients. The outlined project employs a quasi-experimental design and targets 50 PMHNPs in the University of Maryland Medical Center. The expected outcome involves the reduction of the symptoms of PTSD, enhanced satisfaction of the patients, and decreased rates of rehospitalization. Based on the findings of this research, there is a need to incorporate TIC into psychiatric practices in order to enhance the care that is offered to patients.