To strengthen ENA’s commitment to create healthier and safer communities for all, and to further stand with emergency nurses working amid this gun violence epidemic, ENA today is announcing its support for a ban on assault rifles.
ENA and AAENP are focused on determining what the high court's decision means for emergency nurses and their patients.
On Friday, the Emergency Nurses Association commended both the Senate and House of Representatives for swiftly passing the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act.
As part of its ongoing efforts to support meaningful steps to reduce the gun violence epidemic, ENA sent the following letter to Senators Chris Murphy and John Cornyn calling for a comprehensive gun safety bill focused on preventing mass shootings.
Today is recognized as National Gun Violence Awareness Day and the time is now to prevent the tragic consequences of gun violence.
The Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act would require facilities to have a plan for violence mitigation.
Nurses have been bitten, punched and strangled with stethoscopes, “all while just trying to provide basic care to patients,” Todd Haines, a member of the Emergency Nurses Association, said.
Leaders and members of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) and American College of Emergency Physicians called on Congress last Wednesday to pass legislation aimed at reducing violence against health care workers.
Sen. Tammy Baldwin joined ENA and ACEP members on Capitol Hill to build awareness of expected legislation aimed at curbing health care workplace violence.
Members and leaders of ENA and ACEP will gather on Capitol Hill to encourage passage of workplace violence legislation.
New law is a major victory in healthcare workers’ health and well-being.
ENA calls signing of Dr. Lorna Breen Act a victory for mental health and well-being of emergency nurses.
ENA applauded Thursday's passage of the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Protection Act.
The Emergency Nurses Association on Thursday applauded a key ruling on vaccine mandates for health care workers, while also reminding the public to think twice before visiting a local emergency department seeking a COVID-19 test.
ENA President Ron Kraus expressed the association's support for the Dr. Lorna Breen Health Care Provider Act in a written statement to a House subcommittee on health.
On Emergency Nurses Day, ENA encourages the public to hear and trust emergency nurses about the need for increased COVID-19 vaccination rates.
On Thursday, the House of Representatives passed the FY 2022 Labor, Health & Human Services, and Education Appropriations Bill which includes important funding priorities supported by the Emergency Nurses Association.
The Emergency Nurses Association signed on to the following letter to United Healthcare Chief Executive Officer Brian Thompson following the announcement of a new policy to allow for the retroactive denial of coverage for emergency care.
As the Emergency Nurses Association finished its Day off the Hill advocacy event, the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday approved the ENA-supported Effective Suicide Screening and Assessment in the Emergency Department Act.
The U.S. House of Representatives on Friday approved the ENA-supported Workplace Violence Prevention for Health Care and Social Service Workers Act following its introduction by Rep. Joe Courtney (D-CT) in February.
