Emergency Nurse

Kaiser Permanente Southern California Adopts ENA Emergency Nurse Residency Program

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Tuesday, November 29, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association and Kaiser Permanente Southern California on Tuesday announced a partnership that brings the association's fast-growing Emergency Nurse Residency Program to 15 of the health system's emergency departments.

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  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill., Nov. 29, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Emergency Nurses Association and Kaiser Permanente Southern California on Tuesday announced a partnership that brings the association's fast-growing Emergency Nurse Residency Program to 15 of the health system's emergency departments.
  • After piloting the 18-week program at 10 hospitals in 2021, ENA has reached agreements with nearly 30 hospitals to bring ENRP into emergency departments across the country this year with Kaiser Permanente Southern California representing the largest partnership to date.
  • "ENA is proud to welcome Kaiser Permanente Southern California to the growing list of partners who have invested in the future of emergency nursing by bringing ENRP to their emergency nurses today."
  • "The Emergency Nurse Residency Program is another step Kaiser Permanente is taking to ensure we can strengthen our nursing staffing levels at our emergency departments at a time when there's an acute nursing shortage across the United States," Kelman said.

ENA Introduces New Emergency Nurse Residency Program

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., April 19, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- With nurse staffing levels a prominent concern in emergency nursing, the Emergency Nurses Association on Tuesday launched a dynamic new initiative focused on preparing new nurses for the ED, while also helping hospitals retain those nurses.

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  • The Emergency Nurse Residency Program centers on developing the critical-thinking, problem-solving and communication skills of a new graduate nurse or a new-to-the-emergency department nurse before they practice independently.
  • ENA piloted the 18-week program at 10 hospitals in 2021 and has already reached agreements with several hospitals to bring ENRP into their emergency departments.
  • The Emergency Nurse Residency Program changes all that," said ENA President Jennifer Schmitz, MSN, EMT-P, CEN, CPEN, CNML, FNP-C, NE-BC.
  • For more information on the Emergency Nurse Residency Program, visit ena.org/ENRP .

Four Nurses Honored with Journal of Emergency Nursing Awards

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Monday, July 26, 2021

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Emergency Nurses Association on Monday marked the fifth year of the Journal of Emergency Nursing awards with the announcement of the 2021 Reviewers of the Year and Author of the Year recipients.

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  • SCHAUMBURG, Ill., July 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ --The Emergency Nurses Association on Monday marked the fifth year of the Journal of Emergency Nursing awards with the announcement of the 2021 Reviewers of the Year and Author of the Year recipients.
  • JEN is ENA's official peer-reviewed journal that features original research and updates from the emergency nursing field, while also covering practice and professional issues.
  • The 2021 Journal of Emergency Nursing award recipients will be recognized during Emergency Nursing 2021 A Hybrid Xperience, which will be held in Orlando, Florida, and virtually, Sept. 22-25.
  • The Emergency Nurses Association is the premier professional nursing association dedicated to defining the future of emergency nursing through advocacy, education, research, innovation, and leadership.