Caring for Children with Sickle Cell Disease Infographic
This infographic provides a brief description of sickle cell disease and highlights acture complications including patient management.
Care of the Gender-Expansive and Transgender Patient in the Emergency Care Setting
This topic brief overviews gender-expansive and transgender patient populations, describes bethods for creating gender-affirming and supportive environments, discusses barriers to health care and provides recommendations for caring for these populations in the emergency care setting.
Care of Patients with Chronic/Persistent Pain in the Emergency Care Setting
This position statement focuses on managing patients who present with chronic pain, the impact opioids have had, and the role interstate prescriptions drug monitoring programs play in helping to treat chronic pain.
Care of LGBTQ Patients in the Emergency Care Setting Toolkit
This toolkit addresses the common health concerns of LGBTQ individuals, and the many barriers that may prevent them from seeking the healthcare they need. Resources are also provided throughout to assist emergency nurses in their commitment to quality and safety in care of LGBTQ people.
Care of Behavioral Health Patients in the Emergency Department
This topic brief summarizes the findings of the ENA white paper "Care of the Psychiatric Patient in the Emergency Department," which identified best practices and gaps in the care of behavioral health patients in the ED.
Capnography During Procedural Sedation/Analgesia Clinical Practice Guideline Synopsis
CPG - Does use of capnography in patients receiving procedural sedation/analgesia in the emergency department improve outcomes (through earlier detection of adverse events such as hypoventilation and apnea) compared with monitoring the patient using only vital signs, pulse oximetry, and clinical assessment?
Capnography During Procedural Sedation/Analgesia Clinical Practice Guideline
CPG - Does use of capnography in patients receiving procedural sedation/analgesia in the emergency department improve outcomes (through earlier detection of adverse events such as hypoventilation and apnea) compared with monitoring the patient using only vital signs, pulse oximetry, and clinical assessment?
An Overview of Tranexamic Acid (TXA) and its Application to Trauma Patients
This topic brief providers emergency nurses with a general overview of TXA, including a historical background and its sapplication in trauma patient care.
An Overview of Strangulation Injuries and Nursing Implications Topic Brief
The purpose of this topic brief is to provide the emergency nurse with an overview of strangulation injuries and clinically relevant information to enhance assessment, treatment, and support of a patient who has been strangled.
An Overview of Firearm Safety and Injury Prevention
This topic brief educates emergency nurses on the prevalence of firearm injuries in the U.S., discusses populations at risk, reviews safe storage practices and provides suggestions for patient education.