January 4, 2024 • Board of Directors Emergency Nurses Association
Chris Dellinger Ready to Shine a Light on Emergency Nursing
New ENA president begins 2024 term.
December 21, 2023 • Emergency Severity Index ENA University ENPC Nursing Education TNCC
ENA Building Momentum Globally in Support of Emergency Nurses
Partnerships help gold standard TNCC and ENPC courses reach more international ED nurses
December 11, 2023 • Government Relations Legislation
ENA-backed Legislation Focuses on Mental Health Treatment in EDs
Improved access to mental health care and reducing ED boarding are ENA priorities
December 11, 2023 • Day on the Hill Legislation
Workplace Violence, Mental Health Care Featured During ENA Capitol Hill Event
ENA, ACEP members tell of their first-hand experiences and how new legislation can help
December 11, 2023 • COVID-19 Emergency Nurses Association
ENA Statement on End of COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration
As the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency Declaration ends in the U.S., ENA President Terry Foster thanks nurses for their work throughout the pandemic.
December 11, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association Firearms Injury Prevention Position Statement
ENA Calls for Assault Weapons Ban, Firearms Purchase Age Increase
ENA released its strongest firearm safety related position statement in the association's 53-year history.
December 11, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Government Relations
ENA Letter on Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act
As part of its ongoing efforts to increase the pipeline of new nurses, promote healthy and safe work environments, workplace violence prevention and address boarding ENA sent the following letter to Senator Bernie Sanders to show support for the Primary Care and Health Workforce Expansion Act.
December 4, 2023 • Education ENA ENA University Healthy Work Environment Staffing
ENA-developed Tool Helps EDs Calculate Nursing Staff Needs
Appropriate staff levels can improve patient outcomes, ED nurse workloads.
November 28, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Research
ENA Study: Accurate Triage is Valid ED Quality Care Indicator
ENA, Mednition cooperation explores correlation between triage accuracy and hospital Core Measures.
November 14, 2023 • ENA Lantern Award
Applications Now Being Accepted for Annual ENA Lantern Awards
Recognition highlights EDs that promote nurse wellbeing, advance patient care, and advance education.
November 7, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA JEN journal of emergency nursing
Study Considers the Needs of Cardiac Arrest Patients’ Families in ED
When a patient, regardless of age, experiences cardiac arrest, often the entire family is impacted and involved in care.
November 3, 2023 • EN Week ENA Foundation
ENA 5K Draws Record Number of Participants
Designed to bring together people from around the world to celebrate emergency nurses, the virtual 5K drew 1,053 people together as part of ENA's annual Emergency Nurses Week festivities from Oct. 8-14.
October 13, 2023 • 20 under 40 Emergency Nurses Association ENA ENA Connection ENA Connection 20 Under 40
ED Nurses Go Beyond the Call of Duty to Reach ENA Connection’s 20 Under 40 Class
From flight nurses to military members, and mayors to parents, the 2023 ENA Connection 20 Under 40 class has it all.
September 26, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA
Las Vegas Announced as Host City of Emergency Nursing 2024
ENA and thousands of emergency nurses headed to the desert for four days of education and fun.
September 25, 2023 • election results Emergency Nurses Association ENA
Ryan Oglesby Chosen as ENA President-Elect
Ryan Oglesby, PhD, MHA, RN, CEN, CFRN, NEA-BC, has been elected 2024 president-elect of the Emergency Nurses Association. ENA members also elect Secretary/Treasurer, Directors and 3 Committee Members.
September 7, 2023 • JEN journal of emergency nursing
Research Explores Emergency Nurses’ Decision-Making in Obstetrical Care
Emergency nurses need additional knowledge of abortion-limiting legislation as well as the related clinical, ethical and legal implications for both emergency care staff and their patients, a study published in the September issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing found.
August 17, 2023
Improving Pediatric Emergency Care: ‘We Need to Do Better’
Chief Healthcare Executive—When a critically ill child arrives in a hospital’s emergency department, even the most experienced nurse can feel a chill. Terry Foster, the president of the Emergency Nurses Association, talks about the anxiety nurses feel when a child arrives in the hospital. Some parents don’t call an ambulance. They simply bring their children directly into the emergency room, and run straight toward a nurse.
August 17, 2023
Emergency Nurses Association President: Violence Has Reached Level ‘I’ve Never Seen’
Chief Healthcare Executive—Terry Foster, the president of the Emergency Nurses Association, has been a nurse for 45 years. And he tells Chief Healthcare Executive® that he doesn’t recall the level of violence that nurses are seeing in emergency departments.
August 16, 2023 • American Academy of Pediatrics American College of Emergency Physicians ENA pediatric emergency care
Strategies Needed to Improve Care for Adolescents Seeking Help for Mental, Behavioral Health Concerns
The time is now to improve access to emergency care for the rising numbers of children and adolescents seeking help for mental and behavioral health emergencies. Strategies to address challenging circumstances that affect prehospital services, the surrounding community and, ultimately, patient care are needed.
August 3, 2023 • JEN journal of emergency nursing
Awards Honor 18 for Contributions to Journal of Emergency Nursing
ENA recognizes researchers, reviewers and a special contributor to its peer-reviewed journal
