Hemorrhage Control Position Statement
This position statement discusses the issues surrounding emergency nurses as advocates for injury prevention.
Healthy Work Environment
This topic brief examines the components necessary to achieve and sustain a health work environment in the health care setting where nurses practice.
Handoffs: Transitions of Care for Children in the Emergency Department
This joint position statement provides an overview of transition of care and recommendations for development, education and implementation of transition models.
Guidelines for Care of Children in the ED Checklist
This checklist is based on the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP), and Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) 2009 joint policy statement “Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department.” Complete this checklist to determine if your ED is prepared to care for children.
Geriatric Emergency Department Readiness Toolkit
The toolkit follows recommendations of the Geriatric ED Guidelines and expands upon each of the six core areas by providing the significance, key concepts, resources, and potential challenges and solutions for each.
Gastric Tube Placement Verification Clinical Practice Guideline Synopsis
In patients having gastric tubes inserted in the emergency department setting, which bedside technique is best for confirmation of accurate placement immediately after tube insertion compared to radiograph? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the verification of gastric tube placement based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.
Gastric Tube Placement Verification Clinical Practice Guideline
In patients having gastric tubes inserted in the emergency department setting, which bedside technique is best for confirmation of accurate placement immediately after tube insertion compared to radiograph? This CPG provides practice recommendations on the verification of gastric tube placement based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.
Forensic Nursing in the Emergency Care Setting Position Statement
This position statement examines how forensic education and institutional guidelines can aid the emergency nurse in recognizing, collecting, and preserving evidence while continuing to provide appropriate treatment and patient care.
Firearm Safety and Injury Prevention
This position statement expresses ENA's support of screening patients regarding firearms, childhood access prevention laws, and laws that prohibit access to firearms by those who have domestic violence restraining orders against them or have been convicted of domestic violence and misdemeanors, and the expansion of background checks.
Fall Risk Synopsis
In emergency department patients across the lifespan, which fall risk tools accurately identify patients at risk for falling while in the emergency department? This CPG provides practice recommendations for fall risk tools that can be used in the ED based on a systematic review and critical analysis of the literature.