Committed to Healthy Work Environments
ENA is committed to healthy work environments for emergency nurses. The association strives to improve emergency nurse mental health and well-being, increasing 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.
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.
- Workplace Violence Legislation
- Workplace Violence State Map
- Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act
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
- Healthy Work Environment (What the ED Leader Must Know)
- The ED Leadership Pathway
- Resilience for Yourself and Your Team
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
ENA Podcast Episodes
