Developing a trauma-informed care graphic narrative educational tool for emergency trauma nurses.

Area of Science:

• Nursing Education
• Trauma Care
• Health Communication

Background:

• Therapeutic communication is vital for emergency department trauma survivor care.
• Graphic narratives offer an innovative method to teach critical nursing concepts.
• This approach can enhance the application of trauma-informed care (TIC) in clinical practice.

Purpose of the Study:

• To describe the development of a graphic narrative educational tool.
• The tool depicts clinical scenarios demonstrating TIC values in emergency settings.
• Content validation by subject matter experts ensured accurate reflection of TIC core values.

Main Methods:

• A graphic narrative was created as an educational resource.
• The narrative illustrates nurses applying TIC core values with trauma survivors.
• Content Validation by subject matter experts ensured script and visual accuracy for TIC core values.

Main Results:

• A graphic narrative educational tool was developed into a study guide.
• The tool educates emergency trauma nurses on TIC competencies for trauma survivors.
• Four graphic narratives demonstrate nurse-patient interactions applying the six core values of TIC.

Conclusions:

• Expert content validation is a useful process for developing graphic narratives.
• Graphic narratives visually demonstrate the healing impact of trauma-informed care.
• This method can inspire nurses to integrate TIC into all patient interactions.