Interprofessional Education on Adverse Childhood Experiences for Associate Degree Nursing Students

Integrating Adverse Childhood Experiences Into Undergraduate Nursing Curriculum: A Scoping Review

BACKGROUND

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are traumatic events occurring in childhood that can have severe effects on health throughout the life span. Quality nursing care includes the knowledge and skills to recognize patients who were exposed to ACEs and respond appropriately.

METHOD

A scoping review of the literature was conducted as the foundation for implementing ACEs into baccalaureate nursing curricula.

RESULTS

A total of 22 articles were examined and included 15 research studies, two literature reviews, one quality improvement project, and four discussion articles. The literature reflects a prevalence for case-based ACEs content and the importance of student safety measures during content implementation.

CONCLUSION

Knowledge derived from this review can assist nursing educators to integrate ACEs education into baccalaureate nursing curricula and identify research areas for further investigation. [J Nurs Educ. 2022;61(12):673-678.].

Knowledge and perceptions of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) among prelicensure nursing students

OBJECTIVES

Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) impact health outcomes in adulthood. Positive childhood experiences (PCEs) are associated with resiliency and improved mental and physical health outcomes. There is often a lack of content on ACEs in nursing education. The purpose of this project was to determine the knowledge and perceptions of ACEs and PCEs among prelicensure nursing students.

METHODS

A mixed-method pilot study was implanted. Prelicensure nursing students received didactic instruction on ACEs and PCEs and completed online, anonymous ten-item pre- and post-surveys about knowledge on ACEs and PCEs.

RESULTS

A positive percent change was observed with all ten statements from pre- to post-surveys. Six themes emerged from qualitative analysis, revealing the importance and benefits of education on ACEs and PCEs.

CONCLUSIONS

This study shows that nursing students valued education regarding ACEs, were willing to incorporate their knowledge of ACEs into their practice, and discovered they might have been exposed to ACEs themselves. Implications for International Audience: All nursing programs must include content on ACEs and PCEs to prepare better nurses to care for patients.

Coping on the inside: Design for therapeutic incarceration interventions - A case study

BACKGROUND

Adjusting to incarceration is traumatic. An under-utilized strategy understood to buffer and counteract the negative impacts of incarceration are nature interventions.

OBJECTIVE

Outcomes of an interdisciplinary design studio course focused on developing masterplans for a women's prison in the Pacific Northwest (US) are presented. Course objectives included comprehension and application of therapeutic and culturally expressive design principles to increase the benefits of environmental design within a carceral setting; collaboration, developing a deeper, more representative understanding of how design processes can improve the lives of marginalized populations; and enhancing design skills, including at masterplan and schematic scale using an iterative process and reflection.

METHODS

A landscape architect, occupational therapist, and architect teaching team, with support from architects and justice specialists facilitated an elective design studio course to redesign the Washington Corrections Center for Women campus.

RESULTS

In a ten-week academic quarter, six student design teams created conceptual masterplans for therapeutic outdoor spaces at the Washington Corrections Center for Women. Students presented their plans to prison staff, current and ex-offenders, and architects and landscape architects in practice, and then received positive feedback.

CONCLUSION

Despite well-documented need for and value of nature interventions to improve health and wellbeing for everyone regardless of circumstance or situation, the project awaits administrative approval to move forward to installation.