Successful Nurse Engagement

Engagement as an Element of Safe Inpatient Psychiatric Environments

“…The model suggests that to establish a therapeutic alliance and engagement with persons who have experienced trauma, nurses must develop competence in understanding and addressing trauma. Effectively training staff in the model demands that staff be involved with and committed to the process of culture change (Harmon, Sey, Hiner, Faron, & McAdam, 2010).…”