Part 2 Lucy’s Story
2.5 Lucy’s story summary
Nicole Graham
Summary
This part provides case studies focused on Lucy, a Registered Nurse who lives with mental illness. Throughout Lucy’s lifespan, she experiences many adverse childhood experiences, a history of partner abuse and ongoing workplace stigma and biased behaviours. These experiences impact her relationships, negatively affect her mental wellbeing and highlight the importance of trauma-informed care in health professional practice. Lucy has brief periods of safety, often overshadowed by experiences of abuse or significant loss. Her symptoms of intense elevated or depressed mood, often overshadowed by life circumstances, are eventually diagnosed in her early twenties. Lucy willingly engages in both inpatient and community treatment. She goes on to have a successful career in the Emergency Department, with continuing assessment of her fitness to practice and a requirement to ensure a balance of work and self-care.
Image attributions
Images not individually attributed are listed below in order of appearance in the part:
Chapter 2.1
Bairnsdale image by Ralf Genge on Pixabay
Lucy image by Van3ssa Zheki Dazzy on Pixabay
Chapter 2.2
Lakes Entrance image by Mark Wyld on Pixabay
Chapter 2.3
Bundaberg map by OpenStreetMap is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0
Chapter 2.4
Gold Coast image by Nathan Cowley on Pexels
Icons
All icons in this part are from Flaticon and are listed below in order of first appearance in the part:
Introduction: Introduction icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Mental health: Mental health icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Person-centred care: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Therapeutic communication: Team icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Cultural safety: People icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Preventing, minimising and responding to adverse events: Low risk icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Objectives: Objective icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon
Case studies: Case study icons created by Flat Icons – Flaticon
Teamwork and collaborative practice: Communication icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Thinking point: Creativity icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Summary: Summary icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Reproductive: Uterus icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Self-care and resilience: Peace icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Clinical reasoning: Think icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Evidence-based practice: Analysis icons created by Uniconlabs – Flaticon
Medication safety: Health insurance icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
Reflective practitioner: Self esteem icons created by Freepik – Flaticon
S – Social: Society icons created by Freepik – Flaticon