The ENA mission is to advance excellence in emergency nursing. ENA's vision is to be the premier organization for the emergency nursing community worldwide.
It's up to you! Choose between the Emergency Nursing 2026 t-shirt trifecta: Gray vs. Yellow vs. White.
Check out ENA's FB Story to cast your vote for the official t-shirt. https://t.co/fAg4EugTxD
Your ED doesn't have to simply survive today's challenges, but it can lead through them. Discover how ENA's Engage solution can help transform your department.
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"Pride Month is a celebration, but it is also a reminder that LGBTQ+ patients, nurses and other health care professionals are part of every emergency care team and every community we serve.
This year, Pride Month feels especially important. Many in the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender and gender-diverse individuals, continue to navigate a climate where access to affirming care, safety and expectations of privacy are under intense pressure. People often come to the emergency department when they are scared, vulnerable, hurt or alone, but studies have found a significant number of LGBTQ+ patients avoid or delay necessary care over concerns that they will not be accepted.
That is why it is as important as ever that the emergency department is an environment where patients and professionals alike feel seen and supported. As emergency nurses, our responsibility is to meet every person with clinical excellence, compassion, dignity and humanity while providing evidence-informed care. ENA remains steadfast in its commitment to train and educate emergency nurses on providing such care.
To each LGBTQ+ emergency nurse and ENA member: You belong here. Your voice and leadership matter. Your presence makes emergency nursing stronger."
— ENA President Dustin Bass | #ENATogether
For 35 years, the ENA Foundation has powere the future of emergency nursing by supporting students, strengthening careers and opening doors.
Now, scholarship recipient Maddison Barbarick brings a thank you message that you can't miss - a two-step tribute to the donors who made it possible. #ENStrong
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As Asian American, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander Heritage Month concludes, ENA urges all to keep learning and celebrating the history and impact of the many cultures that compose Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. The following resources highlight a few incredible contributions from AANHPI nurses and communities:
- Read “Filipino Nurses: A Legacy Honored,” an interview with the filmmakers behind the award-winning documentary, “Nurse Unseen.” The feature-length documentary highlights the often unsung history of Filipino nurses in the U.S. https://t.co/QRMeY6MeOO
- Learn about Turner Hospital, which was founded in 1915 when Mary Yone Akita, Los Angeles’ first Japanese nurse, turned her home into a maternity clinic for first-generation Japanese women. https://t.co/jazra8naa4
- Watch how an outbreak of bubonic plague in San Francisco led to the founding of Chinese Hospital, which provided health care to the city’s underserved Chinese community. https://t.co/7PCjcvsoJM
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ENA unveiled the 2026 Annual Achievement Award recipients earlier this week. In case you missed it, here are just a few of honorees:
🏆 Lifetime Achievement Award: Beth Manganaro and Valerie Brumfield
🏆 Gail P. Lenehan Advocacy Award: Jonathan Nover
🏆 Pediatric Readiness Improvement Award: LCDR Emily Latimer
🏆 Rising Star Award: Yolanda Parshall
Check out the full list and comment below to send your congratulations to this year's best and brightest! https://t.co/wXER5uMHZm
The Ohio ENA Council established the Building Better Buckeyes Endowment with a $100,000 donation to the ENA Foundation, helping support future scholarship opportunities for Ohio emergency nurses.
Read the full story in ENA Connection. 📖
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ED nurses, it's time to move from surviving to thriving 💜
Join the ENA wellness committee for a webinar on June 24 at Noon Central time to gain practical strategies to build resilience, support your well-being and strengthen your team.
CE credit available for ENA members.
Register now: https://t.co/Zi3yCdjxQQ
When a patient arrives in the emergency department showing signs of a stroke, emergency nurses know how to activate the team to start life-saving care and minimize damage, but the time before a patient even gets to the hospital is also critical.
Understand the B.E. F.A.S.T. warning signs of a stroke and be prepared. https://t.co/a5RuQek1bE
On the latest episode of the ENA Podcast, Nycole Oliver paints a simple picture for her career - "When I set my mind to something, it's absolutely going to happen."
What she couldn't have planned for was being named the 2026 Judith C. Kelleher Award recipient, an honor which reflects the persistence Oliver has shown so far in her professional journey. Listen in to hear about how persistence has been a driving force in her career.
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🏆 ENA Awards Season is officially here!
Get your best celebratory emoji ready to congratulate 2026 Judith C. Kelleher Award recipient Nycole Oliver. 🥳
Over the last 25 years, Nycole has met challenges head on and reached goal after goal in pursuit of what mattered most for her patients, her community and her personal and professional growth.
Whether mentoring new nurses, developing programs to fill gaps or leading by example within ENA, Nycole has demonstrated how persistence led her on an amazing journey.
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Behind every scholarship is a story.
For Jen Cumbess, it's one of opportunity, growth and gratitude made possible by the ENA Foundation. Listen to her heartfelt thank you. #ENStrong
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The SPARC - Stalking Prevention, Awareness & Resource Center is hosting a free webinar on May 27.
Sign up for Screening for Stalking in Healthcare Settings: Tools & Guidance to learn more and support your patients. https://t.co/b8e9rweYCR
🚑 How did one ED improve flow and better support nurses?
The latest ENA Connection cover story explores Upper Valley Medical Center’s innovative ParamED+ program and the impact of empowering paramedics to practice at the top of their scope. 📈
📖 Read more in ENA Connection.
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As EMS Week continues, ENA recognizes paramedics, emergency medical technicians and other emergency medical services professionals. These first responders are life-saving links to the emergency department.
Their work takes center stage in the latest issue of Connection, which contains three features about the evolution of EMS and how collaborations between nurses and paramedics are elevating patient care in and out of the ED. https://t.co/vW66JGAvWf
During Asian American, Pacific Islander and Native Hawaiian Month, ENA member Gigi Guan reflects on how her own background instilled perseverance and a commitment to care for others, and the importance of representation.
CE is available in the new May @JEmergNurs issue!
Topics include:
✔ Sickle cell pain management pathways
✔ Timely antibiotic administration in pediatric emergencies
Turn evidence into action in your daily practice.
Learn more: https://t.co/uwjfWKN2js
As registration for Emergency Nursing 2026 launches, the ENA Podcast sits down with Rhonda Manor Coombes and Roger Cecil, co-chairs of the Conference Education Planning Committee, to get the scoop on building the best session lineup for ENA's annual conference in Phoenix later this year.
Register for #EN26 and then listen to the podcast to get you ready for Phoenix in September. https://t.co/420LyeWkFZ
"ENA extends its sympathies to the families and coworkers of Sarah Clark, Jamie Novick, Keelan Clark and Ali Kawsara, who died Thursday when their Trans Aero MedEvac plane crashed in New Mexico.
Medical flight crews answer the call in some of the most difficult conditions and terrain, often becoming the first hands, voices and hearts on scene when lives are at risk. ENA honors their service and courage, and it grieves alongside their team and the emergency care community."
— ENA President Dustin Bass | #ENATogether
Cue the confetti. 🎉
ENA Connection’s 20 Under 40 program won a national Azbee Award of Excellence from the American Society of Business Publication Editors, which honors the best in business-to-business journalism. The program earned the national gold award in the Group Recognition Program category. 🥇
The win comes on the heels of the magazine receiving the upper Midwest regional gold award in the same category and the upper Midwest regional bronze award in the category of Online Single Topic Coverage for its series of articles on behavioral health in the ED.
Stay tuned to see what the fuss is all about when the magazine spotlights the 20 Under 40 Class of 2026 in its October issue.