Practice Resources

This infographic describes the various ways technology can be used to improve safety in the ED.

This topic brief reviews practices and highlights evidence-based strategies that can be implemented to reduce emrgency department boarding.

This position statement examines the concept of a healthy work environment and its association with improved nursing outcomes such as increased autonomy and control over practice; increased job satisfaction; and decreased nurse burnout, sick time, and turnover.

What risk assessment tools and predictors are effective in screening for self-harm or suicidal ideation during initial assessment of patients across the life span in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the initial suicide assessment, use of various...

What risk assessment tools and predictors are effective in screening for self-harm or suicidal ideation during initial assessment of patients across the life span in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the initial suicide assessment, use of various...

Substance use disorders have a devastating impact on lives and livelihood. This position statement discusses addiction and substance use disorders in the emergency care setting.

This joint position statement educates the reader about how sub-dissociative dose ketamine is used in the ED and includes guidelines for policies and procedures.

This infographic describes the steps to initiate when someone is bleeding and can be posted or provided to patients as bystanders.

This infographic provides clear instructions on how ED nurses can become a Stop the Bleed instructor.

This joint position statement discusses the endorsement for the use of standardized nursing protocol orders (also referred to as standardized procedures, order sets, standing orders, or triage protocols) in the emergency department (ED) for initiation of patient evaluation.

This position statement reviews the challenges associated with staffing and productivity, describes the method for calculating staffing, and other factors influencing nurse staffing requirements.

This position statement covers the use of social media and an emergency nurse's obligation to adhere to institutional policies, or sign confidentiality agreements to help protect patient privacy.

This topic brief describes and compares some of the validated screening tools currently available to assess the physical, social and emotional needs of the older adult in the emergency care setting, and to help simplify selection of the most appropriate tools for translation into a...

Which assessment tools are valid and reliable for the determination of cognitive impairment in patients 65 years and older in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations for assessment tools that can be used in the ED based on a systematic review and critical...

Which assessment tools are valid and reliable for the determination of cognitive impairment in patients 65 years and older in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations for assessment tools that can be used in the ED based on a systematic review and critical...

This infographic provides helpful information and tips on how to safely remove patients from private vehicles.

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.

This position statement evaluated the ethical issues regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, life-sustaining treatment, medically unnecessary treatment, self-determination, and advance directives.

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. 

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...