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Emergency Nurses Association Web Page Review

Christina (Ngu) Phoo

Molloy College
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Emergency Nurses Association Web Page Review

The Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is acknowledged for its framework in

providing emergency service in global-wide communities; nevertheless, it established a solid

foundation based in patient-oriented and safety type of emergency nursing practice in society.

The ENA is in connection with the American Nurses Association (ANA) for scope of practice,

and in pursuing a unique characteristic among its profession. The association progresses to

satisfy today’s demands for safe practice and the equivalent care for the well-being of patients.

Its professional outlooks are generally described in the article titled “Emergency Nurses

Association Scope of Emergency Nursing Practice.” The article defines the ENA’s practice in

spectrum of core, dimension, boundaries, and intersections (ENA, 1999). Indeed, emergency

practice is a wide topic with complex areas within the scope and practice.

The organization emphasizes practice and operational priorities, and established the ENA

foundation to improve the service by providing educational scholarships and grants. Its mission

is to generate outstanding performance in emergency nursing; for that purpose, the ENA

established goals of succeeding through research and education. Not only may this lead to

professional growth, it presents decent opportunities for knowledge on public health, safety, and

emergency related subjects. The ENA appreciates the importance of continuing education as

necessary, as well as open research opportunities in the area of emergency nursing.

Emergency nursing practice has many roles in delivering the immediate care and life

support to patients. The ENA (1999) defined the core of emergency practice as “assessment,

analysis, nursing diagnosis, outcome identification, planning, implementation of interventions,

and evaluation of human responses to perceived . . . sudden or urgent . . . problems . . .” (p. 3).
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Emergency nurses work as integral members of a team who provide “compassionate, competent

care to consumers through education, research and consultation” (p. 4). The ENA official

website has links to its membership, foundation, research, continuing education, and so on; in

addition, it provides additional resources and information on overview and updates of emergency

nursing practice.

The website is very useful and it is fair in navigation; furthermore, it holds sufficient

amount of data, up-to-date on news and events. The appearance of the webpage is slightly

overloaded with handful materials; however, it looks professional due to amount of reliable

resources and usefulness of the information. According to the website, ENA main focus is on

safe practice and care; and besides, its presents with such goals toward membership/leadership,

advocacy/collaboration, research/practice, and education. In conclusion, the ENA website has all

its essential information and tools that you will ever need on emergency nursing.

ENA has more than 37,000 joined members across the globe. It has no strict criteria or

restrictions to become its member; yet, it is only intended for professional growth in the field of

emergency care. ENA membership provides education opportunities through research,

networking, and by preparing for the certification. It is listed for ninety-six dollars for a year’s

worth of membership.

There are different types of membership defined as active, senior, RN nursing student,

international, or affiliate. An active membership is offered for professional nurses who looked to

advance in emergency care. Senior membership is also offered for professional nurses who are

over the age of sixty-five and are also licensed in U.S. RN nursing student membership is for any

student who is enrolled in an accredited nursing program, do not necessarily required to hold
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professional nurse license. International membership is intended for nurses that are residing

outside of U.S. And finally, Affiliate membership is for any allied health care workers who

looked to advance in the field of emergency care.

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 References

Emergency Nurses Association. (1999). Scope of emergency nursing practice. Retrieved Sept 23,

2010, from http://www.ena.org/IQSIP/NursingPractice/scopes/Documents/

ScopeEmNP.PDF