title: Managing crises effectively: an intervention model.
abstract: The nature of our work in health care is such that it lends itself to high levels of ambiguity at best and frequently even to the presence of crisis situations. The ability to manage crisis, therefore, is an increasingly vital skill for nurse executives. Creative and productive possibilities can arise from coping well with such serious and unusual events. This article suggests a model for crisis management.
authors.affiliation: School of Nursing, East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina.
authors.forename: T G
authors.initials: TG
authors.lastname: Lawler
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Yount
mesh_terms: D000288:Administrative Personnel; D003419:Crisis Intervention; D006801:Humans; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D009718:Nurse Administrators; D009738:Nursing Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D010934:Planning Techniques