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ENA to Induct Eight Members into Academy of Emergency Nursing

July 22, 2019

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July 22, 2019

ENA to Induct Eight Members into Academy of Emergency Nursing

The Emergency Nurses Association on Monday announced the Academy of Emergency Nursing – now in its 15th year – will induct eight emergency nurses as the Class of 2019 Fellows this fall.

July 9, 2019 • Awards ENA Lantern Award

Record-Setting 28 Emergency Departments Earn 2019 ENA Lantern Awards

ENA announced on 28 emergency departments from across the United States as 2019 Lantern Award recipients. The total number is a record for the honor first awarded in 2011.

June 28, 2019 • Donations ENA ENA Foundation Scholarships State Fundraising Challenge

ENA Foundation’s 2019 State Fundraising Challenge Hits Record Total

The ENA Foundation’s 2019 State Fundraising Challenge collected $222,249 in donations that will go to support dozens of academic scholarships for emergency nurses.

June 24, 2019 • Advocacy EMSC ENA Pediatric Washington DC

ENA President Patti Kunz Howard to Testify Before House Committee

ENA President Patti Kunz Howard is scheduled to appear before a House committee to testify in support of the EMSC Reauthorization Act.

June 24, 2019

ENA Recognizes Four Members with Journal of Emergency Nursing Awards

The Emergency Nurses Association on Monday announced the 2019 Journal of Emergency Nursing Reviewer of the Year and Authors of the Year award recipients.

June 21, 2019 • Emergency Nursing 2019 ENA Injury Prevention ITN Productions

ENA Teams Up with ITN Productions to Highlight Injury Prevention

ENA and ITN Productions are partnering on a news and current affairs-style program designed to raise awareness about the importance of injury prevention initiatives as part of the effort to reduce preventable injuries and deaths.

June 13, 2019 • Achievement Awards Emergency Nursing 2019 ENA Hall of Honor Judith C. Kelleher Award

Former ENA President Receives Emergency Nurses Association’s Most Prestigious Award

ENA announced the recipients of 15 individual awards that highlight emergency nurses who exemplify exceptional performance in professional practice, innovation, leadership and advocacy.

June 5, 2019 • ENA Goverment Mission Zero PAHPA

Congress Passes Emergency Nurses Association-Supported PAHPA Act

The House of Representative’s the PAHPA Act which includes ENA priority legislation that will lead to the development of a collaborative civilian and military trauma exchange program.

June 3, 2019 • ASTNA BCEN ENA MedEvac Staffing STN Workforce Study

ENA Partners with Nursing Organizations on First-Ever Workforce Study

ENA, MedEvac Foundation International, BCEN, STN and ASTNA partnered for a first-of-its-kind study on the state of the emergency, trauma and transport nursing workforce.

May 28, 2019 • Carolyn Jones Emergency Nurse Project Emergency Nursing 2019 Presentation

Filmmaker Carolyn Jones to Keynote ENA’s Emergency Nursing 2019

Filmmaker Carolyn Jones will take the stage in September as the keynote speaker at Emergency Nursing 2019 – the Emergency Nurses Association’s premier education and networking event.

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May 1, 2018 • Las Vegas Review-Journal

Doctor, nurse describe overcoming Las Vegas shooting challenges

Dr. Kevin Menes had been mentally preparing for victims of a mass casualty event to come through his emergency room doors since his time working at a hospital in Detroit’s roughest neighborhood.

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

October 9, 2017 • Minority Nurse • News

Emergency Nurses Week Highlights Essential Role

ENA President Karen Wiley MSN, RN, CEN, highlights the importance of emergency nursing for Emergency Nurses Week 2017.

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...

August 11, 2017 • The Chicago Tribune • News Workplace Violence

As hospital violence grows, nurses seek reforms: 'Too many of us are being hurt'

Emergency department workplace violence occurs at much higher rates than other industries. An inside look at the troubling statistics, first-hand stories, and the work done to find solutions.

July 4, 2017 • The Hill • Human Trafficking

Saving victims hiding in plain sight: Why nurses need mandatory training in human trafficking

As president of the Emergency Nurses Association, I am calling for nationally consistent policies and clear protocols for identifying victims of human trafficking, and mandatory training of all emergency department personnel.

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 12, 2017 • AllNurses.com • News

Dan Nadworny, MSN, RN, Point Person for the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing

Dan Nadworny, MSN, RN, point person for the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing to facilitate mass casulaty incident training drill at Emergency Nursing 2017 conference Sept. 14, 2017.

June 12, 2017 • U.S. News & World Report • News

On the Anniversary of the Pulse Nightclub Shooting, Reflecting on the Role of Mass Casualty Training

After attending a nursing conference, it’s typical to walk away with some continuing education credits and knowledge of a few new best practices. However, for our colleagues in Orlando, the decision to attend the 2015 Emergency Nurses Association’s annual conference in Orlando was literally life-changing.

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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