In response to a critical incident of suicide on an inpatient unit, research identifies which response as MOST desired by psychiatric nurses?
a. informal discussion among themselves
b. formal debriefing and counseling
c. short-term medication
d. time off to individually process the event
B
The research conducted by Joyce and Wallbridge (2003) revealed that psychiatric nurses expressed the need to use services such as debriefing and counseling when having experienced a critical incident of suicide on their unit. The researchers identified a need for training, availability, and flexibility of providing such services to nurses in psychiatric care.
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