The Nurse Manager Is Determining Whether a Recent Situation Involving

question 5

Multiple Choice

The nurse manager is determining whether a recent situation involving the injury and death of multiple patients in a gun battle should be classified as a critical incident. Which components of a critical incident should the nurse consider?. Select all that apply.

• A) Have any of the staff involved asked for critical incident interventions?
• B) Was the incident abnormal in this environment?
• C) Have any of the staff involved behaved abnormally since the incident?
• D) Did the incident disrupt the emotional culture of the ED?
• E) Has there been evidence of inability to cope with severely injured patients since the incident?

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Definitions:

Classical Conditioning

A process in which learning takes place by pairing two stimuli repeatedly; the response, although initially elicited by the second stimulus, is eventually elicited by the first stimulus alone.

Social Learning

A theory that suggests people learn new behaviors and attitudes through observation and imitation of others.

Operant Conditioning

A method of training where behavior is changed by applying rewards or penalties.

Edward Thorndike

An American psychologist who developed the law of effect and conducted significant work in the area of animal learning and behavior.