Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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This is a descriptive study of questionnaire responses of 682 members of three state ENAs, with supporting interview data from 26 of those participants. The objective was to determine (1) the types of clinical events perceived as critical and (2) the usefulness of critical incident stress debriefings for emergency nurses. ⋯ The findings suggest that managers should be alerted to the possibility of acute stress responses when emergency nurses experience a child's death. Education regarding stress and debriefings may be helpful to ED personnel.