ENA Press Releases

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EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT VIOLENCE AND CROWDING ON AGENDA
8/20/2008 
The 2008 Annual Conference of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) will offer presentations, lectures, workshops and interactive courses focused on violence in the emergency department, crowding in the emergency department, and other topics including patient safety, care of psychiatric patients and lessons learned from disaster events like the Virginia Tech shooting and the Minneapolis bridge collapse.

Emergency Nurses Association Announces Newly Elected National Leaders
7/31/2008 
Emergency Nurses Association Announces Newly Elected National Leaders CHICAGO – July 14, 2008 – Recently elected leaders of the Emergency Nurses Association, a non-profit professional organization representing more than 35,000 members internationally, reflect the expertise of some of the nation’s top emergency care professionals dedicated to health care safety and reform. They begin their terms Jan. 1, 2009.

ENA and AAEM Denounce “Mystery Shoppers”
7/15/2008 
Emergency Nurses Association, American Academy of Emergency Medicine Release Statement Denouncing “Mystery Shoppers” in Emergency Departments

Mystery Shoppers in the Emergency Department
7/14/2008 
The Emergency Nurses Association and the American Academy of Emergency Medicine opposes the use of mystery shoppers by healthcare organizations to survey emergency departments.

Emergency Departments Nationwide Institute New Alcohol Screening and Intervention Process
4/9/2008 
Beginning April 10, National Alcohol Screening Day, 360 nurses in emergency departments nationwide will begin using the Emergency Nurses Association’s (ENA) alcohol screening and intervention tool kit designed to address alcohol use problems with patients. Studies have shown that the Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) procedure can be effective in reducing patients’ alcohol consumption

Leading Health Care Associations Issue Important Guidance on Widely Used Sedation Procedure
2/19/2008 
A coalition of nursing, physician and related health care associations have released a new comprehensive Procedural Sedation Consensus Statement on the use of procedural sedation in the emergency department (ED) setting. The statement was drafted to articulate the critical need for, and appropriateness of, ED nurses using procedural sedation to give patients quality of care consistent with the Six Quality Aims as defined by the Institute of Medicine (IOM).

Emergency Nurses Association Presents Public Service Award to Senator Daniel Inouye
10/8/2007 
The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today named Senator Daniel Inouye (D-HI) the recipient of its 2007 Public Service Award. The association recognized the Senator for his longstanding commitment and support to advancing nursing and leadership in healthcare policy in the United States. Senator Inouye will be personally presented with the award by ENA President Donna L. Mason, RN, MS, CEN at a special ceremony today.

A Statement from ENA on Recent Events at King Harbor Hospital in Los Angeles
6/14/2007 
Every patient’s situation is unique and when they arrive at the emergency department, they need to be assessed quickly and accurately in order to determine the severity of their illness or injury. This process, known as triage, determines not only how sick a patient is, but in what order patients will be seen so that those most in need will be treated before those who can wait.

ED Nurses Dedicated to Profession Despite Workplace Violence, Staffing Challenges
1/19/2007 
New survey shows job satisfaction, intent to remain in profession high among emergency nurses

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