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New law restricts hand-held cell phone use by drivers.

On Thursday, the Emergency Nurses Association Board of Directors unanimously approved an updated position statement encouraging increased firearm-related research, education and focus on safety enhancements.

The SOAR Act was a priority piece of legislation discussed by members during ENA's annual Day on the Hill event in Washington, D.C.

The Emergency Nurses Association, a leading voice in the push to improve emergency health care for patients struggling with opioid-use issues, on Oct. 24 commended Congress for passing and President Donald Trump for signing into law sweeping bipartisan legislation which aims to combat...

Provision would require emergency medical kits on airplanes to meet needs of children

2019 spending bill contains support for EMSC program.

The legislation would have lessened ENA's role on the state EMS Commission.

The Emergency Nurses Association applauds the U.S. House of Representatives on the passage of H.R. 959, the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act. ENA urges the Senate to quickly consider and pass this important legislation.

ENA applauds the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and Treatment for Patients and Communities (SUPPORT) Act (H.R. 6).

The Emergency Nurses Association applauds the Alaska legislature and Governor Bill Walker for enacting House Bill 312, a criminal justice reform bill that includes ENA-supported provisions that will help protect emergency nurses from workplace violence.

The Emergency Nurses Association today announced it is being recognized by the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) with a 2018 Gold Circle Award in the advocacy category.

ENA applauds Congress for including $22.3 million in funding – a $2.2 million increase over last year – for the Emergency Medical Services for Children program as part of the fiscal year 2018 omnibus appropriations bill. The President’s budget proposal had called for the elimination...

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) applauds the House for passing two of ENA’s public health legislative priorities yesterday.

ENA applauds Congress for passing, and President Trump for signing into law, the Protecting Patient Access to Emergency Medications Act. The new law, one of ENA’s legislative priorities, amends the Controlled Substances Act to ensure EMS personnel may use standing orders to administer...

Without passage of H.R. 304, EMS practitioners may lose the ability to administer life-saving medications to treat a medical emergency.

Without significant changes to address access to care for emergency department patients, the Emergency Nurses Association is opposed to the passage of the recently-released legislation designed to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act proposed by Senators Lindsey Graham, Bill...

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) today issued the following statement in opposition to the passage of any bill in the Senate that would overhaul the Affordable Care Act without protecting emergency health care services and access to care for those who suffer from a mental...

The following organizations join the statement below, opposing President Donald Trump’s proposal to eliminate funding for the EMSC program in his fiscal year (FY) 2018 budget: the American Ambulance Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, American College of Emergency Physicians...

More than 125 Emergency Nurses Association members visited Capitol Hill advocating for legislation that directly impacts emergency nursing. Day on the Hill is an opportunity for us to educate lawmakers about the issues facing emergency nurses and our patients, particularly as the...

America’s leading nursing organizations and the over 3.5 million nurses they represent, have called on the Trump Administration and Congress to prioritize patient health and the patient-provider relationship in any health reform proposals.