ENA-initiated Research
The studies listed below are either currently in progress or will launch in 2024. Contact ENR@ena.org for further information.
- Workplace Violence Surveillance
- Longitudinal, descriptive analysis of workplace violence trends in emergency departments to identify trends and potential impact points for solutions. This study is in development and will be conducted annually.
- Recruitment starting in Q3 of 2024.
- Emergency Department Staffing
- A multi-phase study to explore the relationships between various staffing patterns and patient outcomes.
- Recruitment starting in Q3 of 2024 for phase one.
- Tiered-Triage Modeling
- This is a multi-phase study designed to establish and pilot test a system of creating triage tiers to support and enhance the patient care trajectory. This study stems from an ENA General Assembly resolution.
- Manuscript currently under review.
- Emergency Nursing Quality Indicators Validation
- Demonstrate the validity of previously established ED-specific, nurse-sensitive quality indicators (QIs).
- Currently in data analysis.
- Emergency Nurse Practitioner Competencies Validation
- Demonstrate the validity of the previously established ENP competencies.
- Manuscript currently under review.
- Obstetrical Education for Emergency Nurses
- Pilot study to develop a brief emergency nursing-specific course on core obstetrical knowledge. Two versions of this study are currently in progress. ENA’s work with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and Rutgers University is looking at pre- and post-implementation of the education in an ED via a retrospective chart review along with knowledge retention. A separate engagement with this work is funded by AIM/ACOG and AWHONN to additionally disseminate AWHONN’s 4- and 8-hour obstetrical nursing courses. This study is looking at knowledge retention and overall breadth of dissemination across the United States.
- Currently in data analysis.
- Frailty
- Assessing emergency nurse's understanding of frailty and its application to triage and disposition decision-making.
- Manuscript currently under review.
- Risk to Researchers
- A qualitative study on the experiences of U.S. emergency nurse researchers identifying and managing moral distress associated with conducting and participating in research.
- Manuscript currently under review.
- Triage Competency Verification
- This study aims to identify and validate the core competencies required for effective triage nursing in U.S. emergency departments.
- Currently in data analysis.
- Free-standing EDs
- Descriptive study on free-standing EDs including their availability, usage trends, staffing trends and the impact on emergency nursing care. This study stems from an ENA General Assembly resolution.
- Published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing in March 2024.
- Advanced Trauma Competencies
- Identify the core educational components of an advanced trauma nurse course.
- Published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing in May 2024.
- Charge Nurse Competencies
- Identify core competencies of the charge nurse role specific to the ED environment.
- Published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing in April 2024.