Browsing Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) - Event Materials by Posting Date
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Rapid Intraosseous Vascular Access While Wearing Personal Protective Equipment
(2011-10-17)Purpose: The ability to obtain rapid vascular access for fluid or medication administration is standard of care when working in emergency conditions. Hazardous material incidents require more sophisticated levels of personal ... -
Triage Space Redesign to Facilitate Application of Relationship Based Care
(2011-10-17)Purpose: The previous Emergency Department triage space was inadequate to meet the hospitalÆs mission and vision to provide a patient centered focus of care. The Goal established for this project was to create an environment ... -
Observation Assistants: Sitter Effectiveness and Industry Measures
(2011-10-17)[ENA Leadership Conference] Evidence-based Practice Presentation: Observation Assistants: Sitter Effectiveness and Industry MeasuresPurpose: The use of observation assistants (sitters) is a means for direct observation ... -
Hemolysis of Blood Specimens: Increasing Time in the Emergency Department
(2011-10-17)[ENA Leadership Conference] Evidence-based Practice Presentation: Hemolysis of Blood Specimens: Increasing Time In The Emergency DepartmentPurpose: The nurses in a rural Emergency Department (ED) noted an increased ... -
Retrieving a Reputation: A Story of an ED Turnaround
(2011-10-17)Purpose: The Emergency Department of a large suburban, level 2 hospital has been associated with very long waiting times (an average of 18 hours from presentation to disposition), hallway beds as regular treatment areas ... -
Increasing the Compliance of Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation Assessment in the Emergency Center
(2011-12-21)[ENA Annual Conference 2011 - Evidence-based Practice Presentation]Increasing the Compliance of Suicidal and Homicidal Ideation Assessment in the Emergency CenterPurpose: National Patient Safety Goal 15 A focuses on ... -
SOS - Save Our Staff: Designing a Safer Emergency Department
(2013-12-09)Purpose: Emergency department staff voiced concerns of increased physical and verbal assaults by patients/visitors. Department design and security presence were not optimal. Staff felt ineffective in how to de-escalate ... -
No Hablo Ingles: Emergency Department Lived Experiences of Spanish-speaking Patients
(2013-12-09)Research AbstractPurpose: Few studies have specifically targeted the experience of Spanish-speaking patients in the Emergency Department. Studies have shown that patient populations are growing more diverse. This presents ... -
Saving Hearts: Reducing Emergency Department Door-to-Electrocardiogram Times
(2014-08-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: The American Heart Association (AHA) recommends that electrocardiograms (EKGs) be obtained on all potential Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) patients within ten minutes of Emergency ... -
As Simple as 1-2-3: Recruit, Respect, Retain
(2014-08-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: Poor nurse retention incurs an enormous and often unrecognized cost to an organization which can be measured in more than dollars. Barriers to staff retention include personal ... -
Time is Brain, Team is Key
(2014-08-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: The American Heart Association has set 60 minutes as the goal for “door to needle” time for the treatment of Acute Ischemic Stroke. The objective of this quality assurance project ... -
Optimizing Emergency Department Throughput with Improved Triage Processes
(2014-08-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: Triage processes in the emergency department (ED) have a significant impact on patient throughput. Efficient ED throughput is vital to provide safe and high quality patient care ... -
Intraosseous and Venous Blood Lactate Levels Correlate; PT/INR Do Not
(2015-02-04)Research Abstract Purpose: Intraosseous (IO) vascular access is useful for fluid and medication delivery and blood sampling when intravenous access is difficult or impossible. Serum lactate is a potentially useful biomarker ... -
Protecting Patients against CVC and PIV-Related Infections: An ED Survey
(2015-02-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: Background: As regulatory requirements related to infection control practices and reimbursement continues to expand, emergency nurses can play a vital role in infection prevention ... -
Triage Patient Flow Redesign in an Urban Academic Emergency Department
(2015-02-04)Evidence-based Practice Abstract Purpose: The purpose of this process improvement project is to evaluate whether the implementation of “Lean approach” interventions in the triage redesign of an urban academic emergency ... -
Safe Transport of Telemetry Patients with ED RN's - Unintended Consequences
(2015-02-04)Research Abstract: Purpose: Maintaining safe transport of telemetry patients from the Emergency Department (ED) by having an ED RN accompany them has become a priority in recent years. Unfortunately, many ED’s do not have ... -
Emergency and SANE Nurses' Acceptance of Drug-Facilitated Sexual Assault Myths
(2017-03-24)Sexual assault is a pervasive problem in our society. Acceptance of rape myths, such as a believe that rape victims who are intoxicated deserve to be assaulted, adversely affect victims and discourage reporting for ... -
A Multipronged Approach to Improving ED Throughput
(2017-04-13)Purpose: Improve ED Throughput by incorporating all members of the care team Method: Monthly ED Taskforce meetings to review metrics and develop innovative strategies for improvement Results/Outcomes: Decreased Overall ... -
Excuses, Everybody’s Got One!: Strategies for Engagement
(2017-09-11)Upon completion of this presentation, the learner will be able to:1. Identify at least three strategies to increase member engagement in professional nursing activities.2. Describe ways engagement in professional associations ... -
Professional Branding: What's Your Cattle Iron Brand?
(2017-09-20)Everyone has a personal and professional brand. You may not be managing your brand consciously and it could be hurting your career now and in the future. What comprises your personal professional brand? What does your ...
