Position Statements

Staffing and Productivity in the Emergency Department Position Statement

This position statement reviews the challenges associated with staffing and productivity, describes the method for calculating staffing, and other factors influencing nurse staffing requirements.

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Position Statements

Social Networking by Emergency Nurses Position Statement

This position statement covers the use of social media and an emergency nurse's obligation to adhere to institutional policies, or sign confidentiality agreements to help protect patient privacy.

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Topic Briefs

Screening Tools for Older Adults in the Emergency Care Setting

This topic brief describes and compares some of the validated screening tools currently available to assess the physical, social and emotional needs of the older adult in the emergency care setting, and to help simplify selection of the most appropriate tools for translation into a specific plan for each older adult patient.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Screening Older Adults for Cognitive Impairment Synopsis

Which assessment tools are valid and reliable for the determination of cognitive impairment in patients 65 years and older in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations for assessment tools that can be used in the ED based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.

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Clinical Practice Guidelines

Screening Older Adults for Cognitive Impairment

Which assessment tools are valid and reliable for the determination of cognitive impairment in patients 65 years and older in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations for assessment tools that can be used in the ED based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.

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Infographics

Safely Removing Patients From Private Vehicles Infographic

This infographic provides helpful information and tips on how to safely remove patients from private vehicles.

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Position Statements

Safe Discharge from the Emergency Department

This position statement discusses the various barriers that exist in the ED that may hinder the discharge process, the risk factors for discharge failure, and other factors impacting a safe discharge.

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Position Statements

Resuscitative Decisions in the Emergency Care Setting

This position statement evaluated the ethical issues regarding cardiopulmonary resuscitation, life-sustaining treatment, medically unnecessary treatment, self-determination, and advance directives.

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Position Statements

Responsible "Helicopter Shopping" Through Selective Resource Management Joint ENA/ASTNA/IAFCCP Position Statement

This joint position statement describes the elements needed to safely arrange for transport and mitigate the risk associated with contacting multiple helicopter air ambulance, including requirements for notifying agencies of potential selective resource management. 

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Topic Briefs

Resilience in Emergency Nurses, Organizations, and Disaster Management

The purpose of this topic brief is to educate emergency nurses on the importance of resilience through different viewpoints, provide tips or suggestions on how to build resilience in nurses and organizations, and describe the importance of resilience in the recovery aspect of disaster management.

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