Assignment Task:
A nurse has just learned about the principles of trauma-informed care (TIC) and is assigned to care for a client with a spinal cord injury following a motor vehicle accident. Using the principles of TIC, what will the nurse include in the plan of care?
a. Administer pain medications every time the patient complains of pain.
b. Offer the patient choices about the timing of the nursing interventions that will be performed.
c. Address the patient by his title and last name, instead of his first name.
d. Inquire about the cause of the motor vehicle accident.