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March 27, 2020 • Advocacy COVID-19 Government Relations Personal Protective Equipment

ENA Praises Signing of CARES Act in Fight Against COVID-19 Pandemic

ENA commended Friday's signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act which includes billions of dollars to support emergency nurses and other front-line health care providers during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

March 2, 2020 • Education Events Nashville Spring Regional Symposium

Local Experts Highlight ENA Spring Regional Symposium in Nashville

ENA's Spring Regional Symposium in Nashville on April 2-3 features presentations by regional health care experts, including speakers from Vanderbilt University and the Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

February 12, 2020 • AAMC American College of Emergency Physicians CDC Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Novel coronavirus Resources

ENA, ACEP, AAMC Present Coronavirus Informational Webinar on Feb. 18

ENA and several other partners will host a Feb. 18 webinar to discuss the latest 2019-Novel Coronavirus developments and the health care provider best practices.

January 24, 2020 • CDC Coronavirus Infectious Diseases Novel coronavirus

Emergency Nurses Association Monitoring Novel Coronavirus Developments

The Emergency Nurses Association encourages ED nurses and emergency health care providers to be vigilant in screening for infectious diseases in the wake of two confirmed U.S. cases of novel coronavirus.

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October 16, 2017 • Accreditation & Quality Advisor • News

Joint Commission: Screening for Violence

Resources and training on workplace violence prevention by the Joint Commission including the ENA Workplace Violence Toolkit

September 6, 2017 • ENA • News

Looking Ahead After Utah Nurse Arrest

I know many of us are still reeling from the disturbing video recently released of University of Utah Hospital nurse Alex Wubbels being aggressively arrested for refusing to draw blood from an unconscious patient. While the situation appears to have been grossly mismanaged, I encourage you to focus on two key points...

June 24, 2017 • Times Free Press • News

Nurses Often Victims of Abuse, Assault

Most people think of nurses in a healing context, but patients often target them for abuse. More than 30 states have toughened penalties for assaulting a nurse, according to the Emergency Nurses Association. Last year, Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal signed a bill that raises the punishment for aggravated assault or aggravated battery against medical or EMS personnel to five to 20 years in prison.

June 9, 2017 • Hospitals & Health Networks • News

Violence in the Hospital: Preventing Assaults Using a Clinical Approach

Two years ago, AONE, alongside the Emergency Nurses Association, released a list of eight guiding principles to help mitigate violence in the workplace. Extending from that original work, AONE is now planning an updated version, “Mitigating Workplace Violence 2.0,” that looks outside of the nursing sphere by incorporating security to gain further perspective on the approach, says CEO Maureen Swick, R.N.

May 22, 2017 • Hospitals & Health Networks • Workplace Violence

Confronting Nurse Burnout, Workplace Violence and the Nursing Shortage

Workplace violence is a huge initiative of the AHA and one that AONE has been part of for a few years now. We led work in collaboration with the Emergency Nurses Association a few years ago and published guiding principles on workplace violence and things that nurse leaders need to do to ensure the safety of those we serve, and we'll be expanding that.

May 16, 2017 • Safety + Health • News

Groups Encourage Non-disciplinary Approach for Nurses Battling Addiction

A new policy paper from the Emergency Nurses Association and the International Nurses Society on Addictions emphasizes “alternative-to-discipline” methods for nurses and nursing students who may be struggling with drug and alcohol addiction.

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