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.

ENA Jacket Tourniquet Makes Difference for Fast-Acting ED Nurse

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.

Simple Steps to Improve Sickle Cell Disease Patient Care in ED

C is for Coordinator
To educate the medical community on what are the roles and responsibilities of the FBI during a Weapons of Mass Destruction (WMD) threat or incident and whom with the FBI to call if such an event occurs (your local WMD Coordinator).

Episode 1 - C is for Coordinator

T is for Triggers
To educate the medical community on chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, and explosive (CBRNE) triggers that may indicate a WMD threat or incident has occurred.

Episode 2 - T is for Triggers

E is for Evidence
To educate the medical community of what may be evidence that is brought into or generated from treating patients within your facility.

Episode 3 - E is for Evidence

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.

Meet The New Guy: ENA Chief Clinical Officer Brad Goettl

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.

See Something, Say Something: What ED Nurses Need to Know About WMDs

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.

What's Going to Happen in Vegas? Emergency Nursing 2024

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.

See Something, Say Something: What ED Nurses Need to Know About WMDs

Emergency Nurses Association

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