Background Vicarious trauma can significantly affect the physical and mental health of
nurses, as well as their ability to provide quality of care. However, the concept of vicarious …

Purpose To provide an overview of trauma-informed care, including the neurobiology of
trauma, interventions to reduce retraumatizing patients who have experienced trauma, and …

Traumatic experiences can have long-lasting negative effects on individuals, organizations,
and societies. If trauma is not addressed, it can create unsafe cultures with constant arousal …

Background A forensic sexual assault nurse examiner (SANE) provides specialized care for
individuals who have experienced sexual assault. Because the training of new SANEs is …

Methods This was a retrospective review examining all patient encounters in which a sexual
assault was disclosed in a large, urban, adult ED between June 1, 2019–June 30, 2022. We …

The BITTEN theoretical framework conceptually links patient's past healthcare betrayal and
trauma experiences with their current and future healthcare interactions. BITTEN was used …

In the paper Burnout and the Sexual Assault Nurse Exam-iner: Who is Experiencing Burnout
and Why? in this edition of the Journal of Emergency Nursing (JEN), Zelman et al 1 examine …

Secondary traumatic stress (STS) is prevalent in counselors working with clients with
trauma. Clients seeking services in community mental health (CMH) settings often have a …

Background: Sexual assault evidence kits (SAEKs) are used to gather forensic evidence
from survivors following sexual assault. Forensic evidence collection also coincides with …

Bakgrund: Sexuellt våld mot kvinnor är ett folkhälsoproblem vilka får konsekvenser både för
samhället i stort samt hos kvinnan. Hälsokonsekvenser hos kvinnan kan uppträda som …