ANCC Approved - Applying Trauma-Informed Approaches in Acute and Ambulatory Settings

What you'll learn

Course overview

Trauma-informed care (TIC) is an essential framework for delivering safe, compassionate, and effective nursing practice across both acute and ambulatory settings. This course introduces nurses to the core principles of trauma-informed care, including recognizing trauma responses, minimizing re-traumatization, and building therapeutic relationships grounded in trust and empathy. Learners will explore communication strategies that promote emotional safety, examine screening tools and ethical considerations, and learn to collaborate with interdisciplinary teams for consistent and coordinated care. Special emphasis is placed on supporting the emotional well-being of nurses through self-care and recognizing signs of secondary traumatic stress. Nurses will complete this course equipped with practical, evidence-informed strategies to apply trauma-informed care principles across a range of clinical settings.