Barriers to trauma-informed care include unsafe environments and mental health nurses’ lack of emotional intelligence

Citation

Maclaren J (2024) Barriers to trauma-informed care include unsafe environments and mental health nurses’ lack of emotional intelligence. Evidence Based Nursing, pp. ebnurs-2024-103998. https://doi.org/10.1136/ebnurs-2024-103998

Abstract
Commentary on: Wilson, A., Hurley, J., Hutchinson, M., & Lakeman, R. (2023). In their own words: Mental health nurses’ experiences of trauma-informed care in acute mental health settings or hospitals. International Journal of Mental Health Nursing. doi.org/10.1111/inm.13280 Implications for practice and research Trauma-informed care (TIC) in acute mental healthcare settings is inhibited by mental health nurses’ experiences of being unsafe, their lack of emotion management skills and their involvement in coercive practices. Further research is needed to better understand the relationship between mental health nurses’ emotional intelligence and their ability to implement TIC.

Journal
Evidence Based Nursing