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ENA finds surgeon general's advisory aligns with the association's position on several aspects of firearm safety and injury prevention.

ENA continues its call for a ban on the possession or sale of bump stocks as part of the association's larger call to ban assault weapons.

On Wednesday, ENA issued the following statement relating to recent arguments before the Supreme Court about the applicability of the Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor 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...

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...

On Capitol Hill, ENA, ACEP and ANA call for laws to mitigate violence in health care.

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.

As part of its ongoing efforts to increase the pipeline of new nurses, promote healthy and safe work environments, workplace violence prevention and address boarding ENA sent the following letter to Senator Bernie Sanders to show support for the Primary Care and Health Workforce...

The time is now to improve access to emergency care for the rising numbers of children and adolescents seeking help for mental and behavioral health emergencies. Strategies to address challenging circumstances that affect prehospital services, the surrounding community and, ultimately...

ENA released its strongest firearm safety related position statement in the association's 53-year history.

Emergency departments have made progress but do not fully meet national guidelines for pediatric emergency care, despite the association with improved survival, found a study in JAMA Network Open.

Emergency nurses and physicians are sounding the alarm: the number of patients “boarding,” or held in the emergency department while waiting for care, has reached a crisis level. Unfortunately, patients with mental health needs are disproportionately affected.

Improved access to mental health care and reducing ED boarding are ENA priorities

ENA and AAENP are focused on determining what the high court's decision means for emergency nurses and their patients.

ENA supports improved background checks, enacting Bipartisan Safer Communities Act provisions among efforts to reduce the severity and frequency of firearms injuries and deaths.

Preventing workplace violence has been a long-standing priority of ENA

Provisions emphasize screening in the ED and suicide resources.

On Wednesday, ENA issued the following statement regarding an American Medical Association study on nurse practitioners in the emergency department.

ENA among three dozen organizations calling on White House to support solutions to boarding issues in the emergency department.

Three medical organizations representing more than 157,000 emergency nurses, physicians and pediatric health care providers have issued joint recommendations for improving the safety of care of children in emergency care settings.