An emergency department charge nurse notes an increase in sick calls and bickering among the staff after a week with multiple trauma incidents.Which action should the nurse take?

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The staff may be suffering from critical incident stress and needs to have a debriefing by the critical incident stress management team to prevent the consequences of long-term,unabated stress.Speaking with staff members individually does not provide the same level of support as a group debriefing.Organizing a party and revisiting the sick-leave policy may be helpful,but are not as important and beneficial as a debriefing.

An Emergency Department Charge Nurse Notes an Increase in Sick