Which interventions will the nurse implement to assure effective staff crises management skills? Select all that apply
a. Schedule regular staff crises simulations.
b. Encourage the staff to discuss the details of unit crises.
c. Attempt to identify staff who are ineffective during crises.
d. Review documentation that describe the details of unit crises.
e. Review unit crises management policies for needed updates.
ANS: A, B, D, E
The correct options empower the staff while improving/maintaining their crises management skills. The failures of the process should be identified without blaming staff for ineffective crises management.
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