ENA is committed to healthy work environments for emergency nurses. The association strives to improve emergency nurse mental health and well-being, increase collaboration with leaders on ways to strengthen ED cultures and heightening awareness and advocacy about the issues that impact how emergency nurses work every day – all with the goal of helping emergency nurses deliver the best care possible to their patients.
Below you'll find a variety of resources dedicated to helping emergency nurses create a healthier work environment including education and practice resources for nurses and ED leaders, information on ENA's federal advocacy efforts, partners that ENA works with and multimedia about important emergency nursing topics.
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ENA Healthy Work Environment Collaborative
The ENA Healthy Work Environment Collaborative's goal is to bring a multitude of voices together to raise awareness about the importance of healthy work environments, as well as to emphasize the key actions needed to support developing and maintaining emergency departments that bolster ED nurse skill development and personal well-being – all while working to overcome the persistent challenges they face.
ENA wants to hear why a healthy work environment is important to you and how you are actively committed to improving your emergency department.
Click here to join the ENA Healthy Work Environment Collaborative!
Engage, Powered by ENA
Engage, Powered by ENA, provides comprehensive resources, training, and support to ensure your emergency department is a safe, healthy, and collaborative workplace for emergency nurses to thrive. Join us in enhancing patient care and fostering a positive work environment for your staff.
Learn more about Engage’s bold purpose to elevate emergency nursing excellence through healthy and safe workplaces.
Coming Soon:
ENA will step up its impact even more with the upcoming launch of an ENA Foundation grant program designed to provide funding for HWE initiatives and resources, as well as individual emergency departments, in support of efforts to improve where emergency nurses work.
Advocacy
ENA's focus is to advocate and advance legislation that promotes a healthy practice environment including bills that reduce workplace violence, enhance mental health and well-being for front-line health care workers and ensures adequate PPE supplies and protects health care workers from COVID-19.
No Silence on ED Violence Press Conference
Leaders and members of the Emergency Nurses Association and American College of Emergency Physicians called on Congress to pass legislation aimed at reducing violence against health care workers.
Emergency Nurses of the Future
ENA and dBase Media recently presented the Emergency Nurses of the Future video series focused on the ongoing efforts by the association and its partners to support emergency nurses today and into the future. In this clip, ENA shares how it works with industry partners for the future of emergency nurses to be equipped, supported and heard when it comes to their work environments. You can view the full series here.
Emergency Nurse Leaders
Education
Resources
- Healthy Work Environment in the Emergency Care Setting Position Statement
- Emergency Department Violence Surveillance Report
- Violence and Its Impact on the Emergency Nurse Position Statement
- AONL-ENA Guiding Principles Mitigating Violence in the Workplace
- Staffing and Productivity in the Emergency Department Position Statement
- Technology to Improve Safety in the ED Infographic
- Active Shooter Incident Preparedness in the Emergency Department Topic Brief
- ANA Gratitude Podcasts
- CDC Workplace Health Promotion
- AONL Elements of a Healthy Practice Environment
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