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NATION’S EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS AND NURSES ISSUE JOINT STATEMENT
4/30/2009 
Washington, DC — The American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP) and the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today issued a joint statement about the cases of swine flu in the United States and offered recommendations to the public about when to seek emergency care.

A Statement from Emergency Nurses Association President William Briggs RN, MSN, CEN, FAEN
2/25/2009 
As President of the Emergency Nurses Association, I am pleased that the Congress has included funding for nursing in the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, specifically, the money for nurse education allocated under Titles VII and VIII.

Barriers Still Exist to Preventing Medication Errors, Emergency Nurses Association Study Finds
12/18/2008 
A new report from the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) has found that barriers still exist to the implementation of medication-related National Patient Safety Goals (NPSGs) from the Joint Commission.

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.

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).

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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