The Nurse Manager Is Determining Whether a Recent Situation Involving

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?