Safe Discharge from the Emergency Department
This position statement discusses the various barriers that exist in the ED that may hinder the discharge process, the risk factors for discharge failure, and other factors impacting a safe discharge.
Resuscitative Decisions in the Emergency Care Setting
This position statement evaluated the ethical issues regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, life-sustaining treatment, medically unnecessary treatment, self-determination, and advance directives.
Responsible "Helicopter Shopping" Through Selective Resource Management Joint ENA/ASTNA/IAFCCP Position Statement
This joint position statement describes the elements needed to safely arrange for transport and mitigate the risk associated with contacting multiple helicopter air ambulance, including requirements for notifying agencies of potential selective resource management.
Resilience in Emergency Nurses, Organizations, and Disaster Management
The purpose of this topic brief is to educate emergency nurses on the importance of resilience through different viewpoints, provide tips or suggestions on how to build resilience in nurses and organizations, and describe the importance of resilience in the recovery aspect of disaster management.
Providing a Safe Environment for Pediatric Behavioral Health Patients in the ED Infographic
This infographic provides tips for providing safe structure for pediatric behavioral health patients.
Protocol-Driven Emergency Department Observation Units
This position statement reviews the use of ED protocol-driven observation units as one solution to address overcrowding, escalating healthcare costs and avoidable admissions.
Promoting Workplace Safety and Preventing Violence Through the Nursing Leadership Lens (December 2023)
The AONL Foundation Leadership Think Tank brings leaders from health care practice and industry together to discuss important issues and brainstorm next steps. ENA joined this strategic discussion on how nurse leaders can promote safety and prevent violence in the workplace.
Prevention of Blood Specimen Hemolysis in Peripherally-Collected Venous Specimens Clinical Practice Guideline Synopsis
Which preanalytic variables related to peripheral venous blood specimen collection and transportation decrease hemolysis? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the prevention of blood specimen hemolysis before, during, and after the draw based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.
Prevention of Blood Specimen Hemolysis in Peripherally-Collected Venous Specimens Clinical Practice Guideline
Which preanalytic variables related to peripheral venous blood specimen collection and transportation decrease hemolysis? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the prevention of blood specimen hemolysis before, during, and after the draw based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.
Prevention of Blood Culture Contamination Clinical Practice Guideline Synopsis
Which preanalytic variables related to peripheral venous specimen collection and transportation decrease blood culture contamination? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the prevention of blood culture contamination before, during, and after the draw based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.