Emergency nurses are strong advocates for the laws and tools they need to be safe at work and sufficiently prepared to care for all their patients. Emergency nurses from nearly every state gathered in Washington, D.C., this week for the Emergency Nurses Association’s annual Day on the Hill advocacy event.
A recent “pulse check” survey of Emergency Nurses Association members revealed more than half of the responding emergency nurses had been either physically or verbally assaulted or threatened with violence in the previous 30 days.
Through the 20 Under 40 program, the Emergency Nurses Association and its member magazine, ENA Connection, cast the spotlight on emergency nursing professionals who are enhancing their careers, uplifting their communities and transforming the emergency nursing specialty.
On Capitol Hill, ENA, ACEP and ANA call for laws to mitigate violence in health care.
Violence against health care workers is putting emergency care teams and patients at risk. Threats and attacks are increasingly common and must not be accepted as “just part of the job.” The need to improve protections for workers on the frontlines is growing more urgent every day.
Texas native brings influential health care leadership experience, strong ENA ties, into new role
ENA and Chamberlain University collaborated on new Introduction to Emergency Nursing class.
Three-quarters of patients presenting to an ED with a serious illness do so in the last six months of their life. Being able to have conversations around end-of-life care is crucial so that the nurses can provide care consistent with the patient’s wishes.
In its fifth year, the Emergency Nurses Association’s Corporate Engagement Council is focused on advancing the emergency nursing profession and addressing key issues facing the profession including, building the emergency nurse pipeline, AI and how it impacts emergency nursing, boarding and overcrowding in EDs, and more.
ENA Chief Executive Officer Nancy MacRae recently earned her CAE designation from the American Society of Association Executives.
Nurses also rank their most-desired solutions in study published in Journal of Emergency Nursing.
American Journal of Nursing awards Sheehy’s first place in critical care-emergency nursing category.
Amy Boren chairs board that funds research and scholarships for emergency nurses.
New ENA president begins 2024 term.
Partnerships help gold standard TNCC and ENPC courses reach more international ED nurses
Appropriate staff levels can improve patient outcomes, ED nurse workloads.
ENA, Mednition cooperation explores correlation between triage accuracy and hospital Core Measures.
Recognition highlights EDs that promote nurse wellbeing, advance patient care, and advance education.
When a patient, regardless of age, experiences cardiac arrest, often the entire family is impacted and involved in care.
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.