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This week's ENA Podcast Blast takes you to Colorado to hear about a retired ED nurse's unbelievable survival story. You'll also meet a Canadian nurse whose non-profit focuses on helping front-line health care workers with their mental health, and a Tennessee ED nurse is in exclusive company as one of seven in her system to be honored recently. Vanderbilt Patient Care Award: https://bit.ly/4mDNNiD...

Check out this week's ENA Podcast Blast to meet an award-winning Ohio ED nurse; a North Carolina nurse who changed a patient's life in an unexpected way; and to get your first look at the ENA August Member Spotlight. DAISY Dan in Ohio: https://bit.ly/4myDADI NC Nurse Inspires Patient: https://bit.ly/4opsuT8 August ENA Member Spotlight: https://bit.ly/3DLAziO

This week on the ENA Podcast Blast, meet an Australian ED nurse who is one of only 35 globally to receive a prestigious international honor; learn how patient in West Virginia knew her life was saved by an emergency nurse; and find out which ENA staff member is headed to fencing at a world-class level. Florence Nightengale Award: https://bit.ly/4fdpq8M West Virginia DAISY Recipient: https://bit.ly...

This week on the ENA Podcast Blast, learn about a Colorado ED nurse's one-woman show; a New Hampshire charge nurse recognized for her teamwork; and the July ENA Member Spotlight. ED Nurse One-Woman Show: https://bit.ly/3TBdDab New Hampshire Nurse Award: https://bit.ly/40dtJdX July ENA Member Spotlight: https://bit.ly/3DLAziO

From the emergency department to the top of some of the world's tallest peaks, Jeff Evans has learned about leadership, teamwork and trust - and he's excited to share his stories and lessons learned in New Orleans when he keynotes Emergency Nursing 2025. Jeff joins the ENA Podcast to offer a taste of his experiences and why emergency nurses are "his people."

Check out the latest ENA Podcast as it marks the debut of the Emergency Nursing Triage Education Program with first-hand insights about its value from a pilot participant. Jordan Conner-Carlstrom joins the podcast to share how ENTEP helped improve her triage skills, as well as her confidence, to better assess patient acuity while navigating the many challenges faced in the emergency department. Le...

The ENA Podcast Blast is back this week with headlines featuring an ENA member's day at the beach that involved saving a girl's life; the ED nurse who brings joy to others with her alpaca farm; and the June ENA Member Spotlight. Nurse Saves Girl at Lake: https://bit.ly/4jWxonm The Alpaca Rancher: https://bit.ly/4nrhvIH June ENA Member Spotlight: https://bit.ly/3DLAziO

Common goals focused on delivering the best care possible to patients has been at the heart of the ENA-International Association of Forensic Nurses partnership for years. IAFN CEO Jennifer Pierce-Weeks, a longtime ENA member herself, joins the ENA Podcast to talk about how a strong collaborative relationship between the two associations has proven valuable through joint resource development, advoc...

This week's ENA Podcast Blast takes you to South Africa where an ED nurse is pursuing her rugby dreams between shifts; in California, an 18-year-old is already making a name for herself in the emergency department; and, finally, a Navy ED nurse gets new perspectives while on assignment in Guam. Rugby Aspirations: https://bit.ly/4ktu4kB Teen Nurse in California ED: https://bit.ly/3FIWWpW Navy ED Nu...

Although she experienced it all firsthand over her 50-plus year career - teaching pediatric courses internationally, medical mission trips to far corners of the world and four decades at Chicago's pre-eminent children's hospital - 2025 Judith C. Kelleher Recipient Harriet Hawkins never saw any of it coming when she first got into nursing. Hear more about Hawkins and her journey that reached a new...

This week's ENA Podcast Blast takes you to Georgia where an ED nurse showed commitment beyond the hospital to help a patient get back to work. In Central Illinois, a grateful family honors the most caring nurse they've ever met. Then, in North Carolina, find out what an ED nurse and Robert De Niro have in common. Emergency nurses are always great things, share their stories in the comments to be f...

The ENA Podcast highlights Mental Health Awareness Month by welcoming Corey Feist, the CEO and co-founder of the Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes Foundation, to talk about the progress and solutions fueling the mission to improve support health care workers' mental health and well-being amid the ongoing challenges of stress, fatigue and burnout impacting emergency nurses and so many others in health care.

As registration for Emergency Nursing 2025 opens, check out the latest ENA Podcast episode featuring ENA Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairs Lisa Matamoros and Greg Pittman as they set the stage for some of what you can expect in New Orleans in September.

The ENA Podcast Blast returns during Nurses Week with a look at some of the best stories in emergency nursing. This week, the Blast congratulates a 50-year ED nurse named her hospital's Nurse of the Year and tells you about a Michigan ED nurse's pickleball tournament resuscitation. Plus, Blast highlights Gigi Guan – ENA's May Member Spotlight – and her journey from the stretcherside to a role focu...

It's a special Nurses Week episode of the ENA Podcast featuring Chicago-area ED Nurse Educator Ashley Huizar and her roadside assistance - in the form of CPR - that saved the life of a woman injured in a rural multi-vehicle crash. Hear how Ashley and her nursing cohorts worked together to help the woman and the scarier situation she found herself in right after this country road resuscitation.

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with another fast-paced look at some of the best stories in emergency nursing. This week, the Blast celebrates ED nurses earning awards from BCEN and at New Jersey ENA's annual conference. Plus, Blast closes out April with this month's Member Spotlight highlighting Kimberly Austin and how she rebounded from burn out to make a big impact training and educating others....

A special Wellness Wednesday episode of the ENA Podcast welcomes Kristen Gilmore, the program manager for nurse well-being at Thomas Jefferson Hospitals in Pennsylvania. Kristen talks about designing and launching the program from the ground up and how it has grown to benefit hundreds of emergency nurses in the less than three years.

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with another fast-paced look at some of the best stories in emergency nursing. This week, the Blast heads to Guam where TNCC is helping ED nurses with their trauma education; you'll hear about the life-changing moment in the ED for a nurse who is also a licensed foster parent; and then there's the ED nurses-turned-detective who reunited a missing man with his family....

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with another fast-paced look at some of the best stories out there highlight emergency nurses. This week, the Blast takes you to the Northeast to meet a Maine nurse recognized by a patient's family and then to nearby Delaware where a strong leadership and commitment to team fueled a nursing leadership award. The Blast wraps up with ENA's March Member Spotlight shining...

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast offers a first look at "From Novice to Nightshift" - new education from the ENA Emergency Nurse Residency Program that is part podcast, part audible learning series, but entirely in the spirit and style of real ED nurses talking about real cases. Check out a preview of "From Novice to Nightshift: https://soundcloud.com/emergencynurses/sets/from-novice-to-night...

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with more good news and highlights from around ENA and the emergency nursing community. This week, tune in to hear about dozens of ED nurses banding together to help a man on a flight; the Texas nurse speaking up about stroke awareness after her experience; and the Wisconsin ED nurse helping a patient in need outside the emergency department. In-Flight Emergency: http...

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with more good news and highlights from around ENA and the emergency nursing community. This week, meet the ED nurse sharing a message about heart health after his own scare; the nurse whose off-shift waiting room catch proved to be a lifesaver; and the go-getter featured in ENA's February Member Spotlight. Mark Twitchel: https://bit.ly/3QELkpT Jordan Dickerson: https...

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast sets the stage for this year's Global Exchange program as past trip-goers Anna Miller and Grace Vajda share the favorite memories and key takeaways from their adventures with the ENA delegations overseas in recent years. Hear what they have to say to motivate you to join ENA's trip to Brazil in August.

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with good news and highlights from around the ENA and overall emergency nursing communities. This week: a Colorado hospital steps up to train its ED nurses on human trafficking; a Wisconsin ED nurse earns high honors; and the monster-truck-driving ED nurse gets the spotlight in PEOPLE Magazine. ED nurse Training: https://bit.ly/4ifT5OX Hannah Pfeffer: https://bit.ly/4...

The ENA Podcast Blast returns with good news and highlights from around the ENA and overall emergency nursing communities. This week, hear about a West Virginia ED nurse honored for a unique baby delivery; the retirement of an Illinois nurse who did it all; and the Arkansas ED nurse who achieved the 17-minute door-to-treatment mark for stroke care. Erin Kivett: https://bit.ly/3EusBKD Patty Metzler...