Nursing Trauma Case Study
Your post provided some insightful information. I recognized the trauma that was inflicted on Laura by her mother during the early stages of her life, but I had not taken into consideration that the excessive amounts of time spent in the hospital only added to the fragile mother /daughter disconnection. Virginia was an adequate “care provider” for her daughter, but she lacked the necessary maternal skills needed for Laura to sustain healthy growth. Since there are still emotional scars in the relationship between Laura and her mother, I found your idea of creating new traditions together helpful in building stronger bonds between the two of them. It is an important ritual that the family can craft together. They can make some happy memories that they will be able to reflect back on as they grow older. Lastly, many people who have been suffering from trauma may feel safer to open up to others who have experienced trauma themselves. Laura and Virginia would be a great resource to their community if
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This kind of consideration could certainly be a constructive policy change when evaluating patients in hospitals. I also agree that there should have been more support and resources made available to Virginia. She was a childhood victim of trauma also, and the child welfare organizations neglected to protect her. I support your theory of having therapeutic resources available on a federal level to provide for these young adults who are transitioning from foster care to living on their own. Virginia was denied this type of help. Imagine if this support had been offered to Virginia just how different her life would have been. Additionally, there should definitely be childbirth classes that educate pregnant women on the importance of early childhood bonding and the damaging results of its
This kind of consideration could certainly be a constructive policy change when evaluating patients in hospitals. I also agree that there should have been more support and resources made available to Virginia. She was a childhood victim of trauma also, and the child welfare organizations neglected to protect her. I support your theory of having therapeutic resources available on a federal level to provide for these young adults who are transitioning from foster care to living on their own. Virginia was denied this type of help. Imagine if this support had been offered to Virginia just how different her life would have been. Additionally, there should definitely be childbirth classes that educate pregnant women on the importance of early childhood bonding and the damaging results of its