ENA Podcast

With the CDC reporting whooping cough case numbers that exceed even pre-pandemic levels - and which have more than doubled since this time last year - the ENA Podcast talks with ENA Pediatric Committee Chair Julie Cohen about what to look for and how to respond to suspected pertussis patients in the ED.

With the CDC reporting whooping cough case numbers that exceed even pre-pandemic levels - and which have more than doubled since this time last year - the ENA Podcast talks with ENA Pediatric Committee Chair Julie Cohen about what to look for and how to respond to suspected pertussis patients in the ED.

Although a high-profile incident at one of its emergency departments garnered recent headlines, Penn Medicine has earned recognition for how it has prioritized workplace violence initiatives that focus on employee safety and well-being. Lisa Triantos, chair of the workplace violence committee at Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, joins the ENA Podcast to talk about what's working amid a system-wide buy-in to find solutions and reduce incidents.

Fresh off their successful pre-session at Emergency Nursing 2024, Hershaw Davis, Dr. Chris Carpenter and Michelle Moccia join the ENA Podcast to share highlights of their presentation that explored how blind spots can negatively impact the care of older adults and how these can contribute to health inequities with this particular population.

Declared eradicated in the United States in 2000, measles cases - although still rare - have made a notable resurgence in recent years. Michael Gooch joins the ENA Podcast to talk about the symptoms, signs and best practices emergency nurses need to know, particularly since many ED nurses today have never diagnosed or cared for a measles patient in their career.

The latest ENA Podcast talks with Aaron Salinas about what's at stake for emergency departments as the Emergency Medical Services for Children Reauthorization Act awaits passage in Congress. Salinas, a former EMSC Fellow who is focused on pediatric care in south Texas, shares perspectives on how EMSC-funded programs support emergency care for children and pediatric readiness in all EDs.

Following this week's announcement of ENA's plans for a longitudinal workplace violence study, ENA Director of Emergency Nursing Research Lisa Wolf and ENA Senior Manager of Research Altair Delao talk about the survey's design, its goals and why every ED nurse should want to participate.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast brings together candidates for the 2024 ENA Election. Tune in to hear about their priorities for leading ENA and what makes them stand out as leaders. Listen in and then get ready to vote in this year's ENA Election.

The ENA Podcast gets your ready for Vegas with the Emergency Nursing 2024 mega episode. Hear about the powerful Opening Session and "Ignite the Future Celebration," take your clinical talent to the next level with this year's Sharpen Your Skills stations, learn more about the Academy of Emergency Nursing 20th Anniversary Celebration and much, much more.

Have a research idea to support practice improvements in the ED? Want to expand your research skills? Looking for funding for your research project? The latest episode of the ENA Podcast features (almost) all the answers from Emergency Nursing Research Advisory Council member Tania Strout. Tania shares insights on ways to get involved in research, her current work and how ENA and the ENA Foundation can be there for ED nurses with an eye on the research side of the specialty.

The heat is on during the latest episode of the ENA Podcast as Kris Powell talks about spotting signs of heat illness in the ED, watching out for vulnerable populations and the information every ED nurse can share with others to avoid a heat-related trip to the emergency department when the temperature rises.

Fun, interactive and energetic - that's what Randy Fox promises when he takes the stage as keynote speaker for Emergency Nursing 2024. On this episode of the ENA Podcast, Randy gives a taste of his enduring messages about reigniting the passion to serve with excellence and living a life the world is truly waiting for as part of the transformational journey he'll take ENA on in Las Vegas.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast explores the upcoming launch of ENA's Triage Workshop, a program aimed a filling the triage education gap. Hear takeaways about workshop pilots from two nurse educators who share their thoughts about this live, peer-centered, instructor-led, workshop and its goal to boost triage accuracy in emergency departments.

The ENA Podcast welcomes 2024 Judith C. Kelleher Award recipient Susan Douglass as she reflects on her emergency nursing career. From the bedside to management to the classroom, and as a injury prevention advocate in her community, Douglass shares what she's loved most about her work and the lessons she's learned along the way.

As registration gets underway for Emergency Nursing 2024, the ENA Podcast welcomes Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairs Renee Cecil and Julia Ponder to set the stage for what to expect in Vegas during the largest event dedicated to emergency nursing.

Emergency nurses have a unique sense that helps them recognizes when something isn't quite right with a patient. But, when things don't add up, are they thinking about dangerous pathogens, toxins, chemicals, or radiological materials? The latest episode of the ENA Podcast highlights the launch of the FBI's "ABCs of WMDs" series focused on educating health care providers to be better equipped and knowledgeable about all aspects of a WMD threat or incident, and how to prepare for, mitigate and respond to this type of medical emergency.

The latest ENA Podcast introduces Brad Goettl, ENA's first chief clinical officer. Brad talks about his career and 20 years as an ENA member - from Foundation scholarship recipient to being inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing - and how those experiences will guide him in his new role.

The nuances of caring for sickle cell disease patients in the emergency department, including the difficulties of overcoming implicit bias, are an ever-present challenge for ED nurses. In the latest ENA Podcast, Paula Tanabe talks about the value of education, need for leadership buy-in and the simple steps every emergency nurse can take to help improve sickle cell patient care in the ED.

Although using a makeshift tourniquet to save a man's life in Tampa is the big story, Maine ENA President-elect Kelly Collins is using her recent experience to drive home the importance of Stop the Bleed training for the public. She joins the ENA Podcast to talk about how her quick actions to help the bleeding man serve as a reminder of how everyone has the ability to make a difference during an emergency.

The final ENA Podcast for 2023 features the life-saving tale of Leigh Ann Sondrup, an ED nurse from the Phoenix area who knows she was meant to be exactly where she ended up while driving home from her overnight shift. Sondrup's quick actions after seeing an overturned truck proved to be the life-saving difference for the driver.

The latest ENA Podcast welcomes Janelle Roscoe, an ED nurse who has a passion for understanding the role teamwork plays when it comes to code arrest resuscitation. She shares key insights from her Emergency Nursing 2023 presentation and her own personal experiences to explore how ED nurses can use non-technical skills to enhance their performance during codes.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast takes a closer look at how Engage, Powered By ENA, is leading the movement to create healthy ED work environments through its unique, comprehensive approach that supports all emergency nurses and their work to deliver the best care possible to their patients. Engage Vice President of Client Engagement Jennifer Schmitz talks about how collaboration with ED nurses drives the development of Engage's innovative and effective solutions

A proud night shift nurse with 25 years of experience, Marci Ducret has seen almost everything - that is until she stepped up to help an ailing passenger on Ducret's cross-country journey from New Hampshire to San Diego for the 2023 ENA General Assembly. Just in time for Emergency Nurses Week, hear Ducret's tale of providing care midflight as the only health care worker on board.

As part of Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego, the ENA Podcast sat down with Texas ENA President Shawntay Harris to discuss her journey to becoming the first Black nurse inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing.

After Tad Worku took the stage at Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego, the talented musician and ENA member talked with the ENA Podcast about his story of leaving a music career behind to enter emergency nursing. Tad shares how his mission to find purpose helping others helped inspire his return to music.

Get to know the 2023 ENA Election candidates in this special edition of the ENA Podcast. Hear from candidates for president-elect, secretary/treasurer, the ENA Board of Directors and the Nominations and Elections Committee.

Sepsis-related compliance rates remain low, while sepsis deaths in hospitals continue to be high. To kick off Sepsis Awareness Month, the ENA Podcast welcomes Deanna Gillespie and Kris Powell from ENA's Quality and Safety Advisory Council to talk about the barriers to improving sepsis issues and the progress being made in EDs to reduce the prominence of sepsis.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast welcomes four ED nurses from Georgia who, fresh off working overnight, jumped into action when a vehicle crashed into the restaurant where they stopped for breakfast. Hear from Piedmont Columbus Regional Northside Hospital emergency nurses Sydney Koch, Micah Muessig-Montebell, Becky Sergent-Riggs and Ema Zeitlin about how they used teamwork and their instincts to help injured patrons.

The ENA Podcast visits with members of the team who helped develop the updated TNCC, 9th Edition. Tune in to hear about what's new and what's enhanced in this cornerstone course that helps prepare emergency nurses care for trauma patients.

The ENA Podcast welcomes Emergency Nursing 2023 keynote speaker Shola Richards for an episode that offers a glimpse of what the best-selling author and sought-after speaker will bring to the stage in San Diego. Hear a little about his personal journey that informs his mission of kindness and goal to end workplace incivility.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast checks in with the 2022 ENDVR Fellows - Bailey Ferris, Roz King and Victoria Nash - about their first year in this unique program driven to give members of underrepresented populations the opportunity to conduct impactful emergency nursing research that benefits ED nurses and their patients.

The latest ENA Podcast welcomes 2023 Judith C. Kelleher Award recipient Cam Brandt, who devoted her career of four decades to pediatric emergency care, educating ED nurses and giving back through her commitment to ENA.

The ENA Podcast welcomes Journal of Emergency Nursing Guest Editor Gordon Gillespie to talk about the journal's special May issue focused on workplace violence research and insights.

The ENA Podcast marks the first anniversary of ENA's Emergency Nurse Residency Program with an insider's view of how it all comes together for an ED. Huntsville Hospital Director of Emergency Services Stacy Langford, along with Clinical Nurse Specialists Dallas Maples and Nathan White, share how ENRP has helped develop confident new nurses who are making impactful contributions in the ED.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast features Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairs Brett Pickens and Kat Hammond as they offer an initial preview for Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego. Listen in and then learn more at ena.org/en23

The latest ENA Podcast welcomes Chelsey Simoni, a member of ENA Connection's 20 Under 40 Class of 2022, as she talks about the unusual route she took to being recognized and how she's used the honor to support her mission related to veteran's health care issues.

With the updated ESI Handbook, 5th Edition, and ESI 2.0 online course on their way, the ENA Podcast talks to ENA Nursing Content Specialist Danielle McCallum about the key revisions and other overall importance of triage education to improve patient acuity assessments.

The latest ENA Podcast delves into the underutilized practice of trauma-informed care and its benefits for patients, as well as emergency nurses who use it. Forensic nurse Natalie Calow talks about how her early career struggles with burnout made the discovery and practice of trauma-informed care a defining moment for her.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast welcomes fellows from the Academy of Emergency Nursing to talk about the new AEN Trailblazer program and that group's work on a white paper delving into ED nurse staffing issues.

The latest ENA Podcast focuses on the obstacles to providing the right care at the right time for obstetric patients in the emergency department. ENA Director of Emergency Nursing Research Lisa Wolf and longtime OB-turned-ED nurse Debbie Dietz talk about the education, triage process and overall mindset adjustments that can help every ED best care for pregnant and post-partum patients.

Nisreen Atta became an ED nurse in January 2020 and hasn't looked back ever since at work as an ENA member. In the final ENA Podcast episode from Denver, Atta talks about being a first-time General Assembly delegate and attending her first ENA annual conference.

The latest ENA Podcast from Emergency Nursing 2022 in Denver provides an update on the work Mednition is doing to enhance triage. Hear from Mednition CEO and co-Founder Steven Reilly and Mednition Patient Care Lead Deena Breecher as they talk about the heightened importance of triage amid staffing issues, as well as the buzz inside their booth in the Experience Hall.

The ENA Podcast kicks off its coverage of Emergency Nursing 2022 by welcoming Shonda Ramirez from the Northwell Nurse Choir, which surprised attendees with a performance during today's opening session.

The latest ENA Podcast helps members prepare to the vote in the 2022 ENA Election. Hear from the candidates for president-elect, secretary/treasurer, the ENA Board of Directors and the Nominations and Elections Committee. Voting runs Sept. 19-Oct. 2.

ENA member Karen Jansky-Koll didn't want to wait too long to help pay it forward to emergency nurses, so she worked with the ENA Foundation and its Impact Fund program to make scholarship funds more immediately available.

The ENA Podcast recognizes ENA University's first anniversary by highlighting a year's worth of accomplishments, including the recent launch of the new ED Nurse Leadership Pathway.

The ENA Podcast welcomes ENA Director of Member Engagement Matt Hessler as he talks all things member benefits and the ENA Advantage program that provides even more value to ENA members.

The 2022 ENA Lantern Awards featured another milestone as the Milwaukee VA Medical Center's emergency department became the first Veterans Affairs ED to take home this prestigious honor. Hear from the Division Manager for Acute Outpatient Nursing Ben Thelen and Executive Clinical Nurse Consultant with the VA Officer of National Emergency Medicine Ashley Lukenheimer about how the ED staff did it and what this means for other VA emergency departments.

The latest ENA Podcast features fear-facer Michelle Poler as she talks about her life journey, connecting with emergency nurses and the message she'll bring to Emergency Nursing 2022.

The ENA Podcast welcomes 2022 Judith C. Kelleher Award recipient Barbara Baldwin as she talks about the full-circle moment of being honored with the award named after her mentor. Barbara recounts her early days with ENA and the lasting impression Kelleher, one of ENA's co-founders, made on her.