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May 16, 2024 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Government Relations Legislation pediatric emergency care
House Passes Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act
The House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, approved the ENA-supported Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act (H.R. 6960/S. 3765) on Wednesday. The EMSC Reauthorization Act, introduced by Rep. Earl “Buddy” Carter, R-GA, is an ENA priority this year because of its importance as the only federal program dedicated to improving emergency care for children. Each year, 30 million children and adolescents visit emergency departments in the United States.
May 15, 2024 • American College of Emergency Physicians Emergency Nurses Association ENA Statement
ENA Statement on ACEP ED Accreditation Program
On Wednesday, ENA issued the following statement about an ED Accreditation program developed by the American College of Emergency Physicians.
May 8, 2024 • Education Emergency Nurses Association Emergency Nursing 2024
ENA Opens Registration for Largest Event Dedicated to Emergency Nursing
Registration is now open for Emergency Nursing 2024 in Las Vegas.
May 7, 2024 • Behavioral Health Emergency Nurses Association ENA JEN journal of emergency nursing Pediatric
Study Highlights Use of New Tool for Assessing Pediatric Behavioral Health Acuity in EDs
The rising pediatric mental health crisis has put a strain on emergency departments across the country. “The Development and Implementation of a Pediatric Nursing Emergency Behavioral Health Assessment Tool” in the May issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing addresses the fact there is no current standardized tool for assessing mental and behavioral acuity in emergency departments.
April 25, 2024 • Disaster Preparedness Education Emergency Nurses Association FBI Weapons of Mass Destruction
ENA Featuring New FBI Educational Series on Weapons of Mass Destruction
ENA and the FBI teamed up to share a new series focused on better informing health care workers about weapons of mass destruction.
April 17, 2024 • Day on the Hill Emergency Nurses Association ENA Government Relations Workplace Violence
Emergency Department Nurses Take To Capitol Hill
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.
April 4, 2024 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Workplace Violence
ENA Survey: 56 Percent of ED Nurses Assaulted in the Past Month
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.
March 25, 2024 • 20 under 40 Connection Emergency Nurses Association ENA ENA Connection ENA Connection 20 Under 40
Rising Stars in Emergency Nursing Encouraged to Apply for ENA’s 20 Under 40 Program
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.
March 22, 2024 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Government Relations Workplace Violence
ENA Sounds Alarm About Violence Against ED Nurses
On Capitol Hill, ENA, ACEP and ANA call for laws to mitigate violence in health care.
March 19, 2024 • Emergency Nurses Association ENA Government Relations
MEDIA ALERT: Congressional Briefing on The Crisis of Workplace Violence in Emergency Departments
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.
May 17, 2024
New Emergency Nurse Residency Program launched at Clovis Community Medical Center
Clovis Roundup – Clovis Community Medical Center partnered with the Emergency Nurses Association to launch an Emergency Nurse Residency Program in February of this year, and the first cohort of 12 nurses just finished their residencies. The residency program helps build confidence in clinical practice, foster collaboration among nursing management and educators, and promotes active engagement in the program, through didactic learning strategies, to benefit each nurse’s ability to provide patient care.
May 17, 2024
Nurses to ACEP: Pause ED accreditation program
Becker's - Emergency department nurses are urging the American College of Emergency Physicians to delay the rollout of its ED accreditation program, arguing that the current framework primarily focuses on physician-driven quality standards and could potentially limit the role of nurses.
May 16, 2024
Push for Safer Hospitals: Improve Violence Reporting
MedScape - Do we really need more data on workplace violence to craft laws and policies to better protect healthcare workers from aggression on the job? Some experts argued that yes, such information is essential to address this thorny problem. MedScape - One is Joanne DeSanto Iennaco, PhD, APRN, professor and director of the Clinical Doctor of Nursing Practice Program at Yale School of Nursing, Yale University, in West Haven, Connecticut, and lead author of a new study in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, describing a reporting system designed to easily tally and classify the incidence of such aggression.
May 3, 2024
Kentucky First State to Decriminalize Medical Errors
MedPage Today - Kentucky has become the first state to decriminalize medical errors -- a move many medical associations support. Chris Dellinger, BSN, RN, president of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA), told MedPage Today in an email that ENA "is supportive of this bill for decriminalizing honest mistakes that might occur during the delivery of care" and that this law "provides everyone with clarity as to the legal threshold prosecutors must consider when assessing medical errors in Kentucky."
April 5, 2024
More than half of emergency nurses assaulted or threatened in past 30 days
Chief Healthcare Executive - The majority of nurses in emergency departments say they have been physically assaulted or threatened. To be clear, they aren’t talking about their entire careers. Most emergency nurses say they’ve been attacked or encountered aggressive behavior in the previous month.
April 5, 2024
Violence against nurses hits all-time high: 2 new reports
Becker's Hospital Review - A growing proportion of nurses say incidents of violence and aggression they face on the job have become routine. As a result, many are considering an exit from the profession altogether. In the first week of April — which the National Institutes of Health recognizes as Workplace Violence Prevention Awareness Month — at least two new reports have been published that underscore the growing toll violence has on the nursing workforce.
April 5, 2024
Violence against nurses rising, especially among emergency departments
Crain's Chicago Business - Violence against nurses is on the rise, according to two different studies to come out this week. An anecdotal “pulse check” survey of nearly 500 members of the Schaumburg-based Emergency Nurses Association members found that 56% said they had been either physically or verbally assaulted or threatened with violence in the previous 30 days.
March 27, 2024
Parkersburg woman elected President of the Emergency Nurses Association
WTAP - Chris Dellinger has been elected as the new 2024 Emergency Nurses Association President. This is something she has built her 30-year career around.
March 25, 2024
Nurses, doctors urge Washington to take action on healthcare violence
Chief Healthcare Executive - Doctors and nurses have bemoaned the violence they are seeing in emergency departments, and they have taken that message to Capitol Hill. Leaders from the Emergency Nurses Association, the American College of Emergency Physicians, and the American Nurses Association met with congressional staffers to draw more attention
March 25, 2024
Violence against hospital workers continues to climb
WGN - At a congressional briefing held by the Emergency Nurses Association on Friday, doctors, nurses and additional healthcare leaders spoke about their experiences. Emergency Nurses Association President Chris Dellinger said, “We no longer are just a place of healing because now we have to worry about our own safety and our other patient safety as well.”
August 17, 2023
Improving Pediatric Emergency Care: ‘We Need to Do Better’
Chief Healthcare Executive—When a critically ill child arrives in a hospital’s emergency department, even the most experienced nurse can feel a chill. Terry Foster, the president of the Emergency Nurses Association, talks about the anxiety nurses feel when a child arrives in the hospital. Some parents don’t call an ambulance. They simply bring their children directly into the emergency room, and run straight toward a nurse.
August 17, 2023
Emergency Nurses Association President: Violence Has Reached Level ‘I’ve Never Seen’
Chief Healthcare Executive—Terry Foster, the president of the Emergency Nurses Association, has been a nurse for 45 years. And he tells Chief Healthcare Executive® that he doesn’t recall the level of violence that nurses are seeing in emergency departments.
July 14, 2023
Where Hospitals Can Improve in Pediatric Emergency Care
Chief Healthcare Executive—Health systems are showing signs of progress, but a new study sheds light on areas where they can do better to ensure children get the best care.
June 20, 2023 • Emergency Nurse Residency Program Emergency Nurses Association
Nurse Residency Program Doubles-Down on ED Training
Becker’s Hospital Review—Training for the first cohort of Neenah, Wis.-based ThedaCare's nurse residency program is underway at seven of its hospitals. The system adopted the program with an aim to improve retention of new nurses and better equip them for the demands of emergency department care, according to a June 13 news release.
May 31, 2023
Nursing Group Launches Coaching and Support Program
Associations Now - A new program created by a for-profit subsidiary of the Emergency Nurses Association hopes to address burnout and other wellness challenges unique to emergency departments.
May 22, 2023 • Emergency Nurses Association Healthy Work Environment
Emergency Nurses Association Launches Engage, Powered by ENA
ENA on Monday launched a new business initiative focused on improving emergency nurse work environments.
June 22, 2022 • Awards ENA Foundation
Long-lasting Contributions Earn Two Nurses 2022 ENA Foundation Awards
On Wednesday, the ENA Foundation announced the latest recipients of its Cornerstone Award and Keystone Award which will be presented during Emergency Nursing 2022 in Denver to two longtime ENA members.
June 8, 2022 • Academy of Emergency Nursing Awards
Academy of Emergency Nursing to Welcome Three Fellows in Class of 2022
On Wednesday, the Emergency Nurses Association announced that the Academy of Emergency Nursing will induct three ENA members in its Class of 2022.
August 3, 2021 • Academy of Emergency Nursing Awards
Academy of Emergency Nursing Welcomes Eleven Inductees to Class of 2021
On Tuesday, the Emergency Nurses Association announced the Academy of Emergency Nursing will induct 10 ENA members and one honorary inductee as part of its Class of 2021.
March 29, 2021 • In Case of Emergency
“In Case of Emergency” Short Film Featured in WHO Health For All Film Festival
“COVID Story” – a short film featuring Emergency Nurses Association member Cathlyn Robinson – has been selected as part of the World Health Organization’s Health for All Film Festival, organizers recently announced.
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