Improving Trauma-Informed Care Understanding Towards Sexual Assault Patients Who Present to the Emergency Department Following a Sexual Assault.

Key Points

• To improve understanding and competencies in trauma-informed care for nurses dealing with sexual assault patients.
• Developed a brief microlearning module on trauma-informed care
• Targeted training for SANE-competent nurses in rural emergency departments
• Evaluated competencies and advocacy utilization post-training
• Increased competencies in trauma-informed care among nurses
• Enhanced collaboration in advocacy utilization
• Demonstrated scalability for underserved communities