ENA Podcast
97 episodes - English - Latest episode: 27 days ago - ★★★★★ - 35 ratingsThe ENA Podcast provides monthly updates to all things emergency nursing. Featuring member interviews, news, and updates directly from the Emergency Nurses Association.
Disclaimer: The opinions expressed on the show are that of the individual and may not be representative of the Emergency Nurses Association.
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See Something, Say Something: What ED Nurses Need to Know About WMDs
April 03, 2024 05:00 - 18 minutes - 25.5 MBEmergency 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...
Meet The New Guy: ENA Chief Clinical Officer Brad Goettl
March 29, 2024 05:48 - 21 minutes - 29.8 MBThe 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.
Simple Steps to Improve Sickle Cell Disease Patient Care in ED
February 22, 2024 22:11 - 28 minutes - 39.6 MBThe 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.
ENA Jacket Tourniquet Makes Difference for Fast-Acting ED Nurse
February 12, 2024 19:27 - 16 minutes - 22.9 MBAlthough 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.
Why Did the ED Nurse Cross the Road? To Save a Life on the Other Side
December 18, 2023 21:04 - 38 minutes - 53.3 MBThe 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.
Exploring The Team Dynamics of Responding to Codes
December 14, 2023 23:14 - 24 minutes - 33.3 MBThe 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.
An Inside Look at Engage, Powered By ENA
November 03, 2023 14:17 - 12 minutes - 16.5 MBThe 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
EN Week Special: The Night Shift Nurse and the In-Flight Emergency
October 13, 2023 13:26 - 32 minutes - 44.7 MBA 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.
Live from San Diego: A Milestone for AEN Inductee Shawntay Harris
September 27, 2023 13:23 - 10 minutes - 14 MBAs 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.
Live from San Diego: Tad Worku's Story of Purpose
September 27, 2023 12:59 - 22 minutes - 31.4 MBAfter 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.
2023 ENA Election Special: Meet the Candidates
September 13, 2023 13:21 - 57 minutes - 78.3 MBGet 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 Awareness Month: Identifying Challenges, Recognizing Success in Sepis Care
September 01, 2023 13:22 - 25 minutes - 34.7 MBSepsis-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.
Breakfast With a Side of Trauma Drama
August 09, 2023 13:24 - 18 minutes - 25.6 MBThe 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.
Inside the Updated TNCC, 9th Edition
July 31, 2023 12:31 - 23 minutes - 32.1 MBThe 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.
Kindness to the Extreme: Emergency Nursing 2023 Keynote Shola Richards
June 28, 2023 15:23 - 21 minutes - 29 MBThe 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.
ENDVR Fellows Reflect on First Year of Unique Research Program
June 20, 2023 16:13 - 15 minutes - 20.6 MBThe 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.
Dedicated and Devoted: 2023 Kelleher Award Recipient Cam Brandt
May 24, 2023 13:11 - 17 minutes - 24.1 MBThe 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.
Journal of Emergency Nursing Takes In-Depth Look at Workplace Violence
May 08, 2023 22:08 - 34 minutes - 47.8 MBThe 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 Educators' View of ENA's Emergency Nurse Residency Program
April 26, 2023 14:30 - 19 minutes - 27.5 MBThe 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.
An Early Look at Emergency Nursing 2023
April 19, 2023 17:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBThe 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
'20 Under 40' Recognition Drives Nurse's Mission
April 05, 2023 15:32 - 19 minutes - 27.4 MBThe 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.
Updates to ESI Emphasize Importance of Triage Accuracy
March 28, 2023 17:00 - 21 minutes - 29.6 MBWith 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.
Getting Comfortable with Trauma-Informed Care in the Emergency Department
February 23, 2023 22:53 - 18 minutes - 26 MBThe 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.
AEN Trailblazer Program Digs into ED Nurse Staffing
December 05, 2022 14:32 - 24 minutes - 33.5 MBThe 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.
Overcoming Obstetric Care Challenges in the ED
November 03, 2022 13:10 - 20 minutes - 28.2 MBThe 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.
Live From Denver: The First-Timer Experience with Nisreen Atta
October 03, 2022 22:52 - 12 minutes - 17.3 MBNisreen 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.
Live From Denver: Catching Up with Mednition and the Future of Triage
October 03, 2022 21:47 - 14 minutes - 20.3 MBThe 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.
Live from Denver with the Northwell Nurse Choir's Shonda Ramirez
October 01, 2022 17:26 - 10 minutes - 14.8 MBThe 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.
ENA Election Special: Meet the Candidates
September 19, 2022 13:02 - 35 minutes - 48.4 MBThe 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.
Making an Impact with the ENA Foundation
September 14, 2022 14:59 - 13 minutes - 18.2 MBENA 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.
ENA University Marks Anniversary with New Leadership Pathway
September 08, 2022 14:16 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBThe 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.
Benefits Boost: A Closer Look at ENA Advantage
August 10, 2022 16:54 - 13 minutes - 18.4 MBThe 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.
Milwaukee VA Medical Center ED Makes Lantern Award History
August 02, 2022 18:30 - 17 minutes - 24 MBThe 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.
Never Fear: Michelle Poler to Keynote Emergency Nursing 2022
July 11, 2022 12:00 - 23 minutes - 31.7 MBThe 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.
2022 Kelleher Award Recipient Barbara Baldwin Shares Career Journey
May 25, 2022 14:08 - 20 minutes - 27.9 MBThe 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.
Celebrating EMS Week With a Look at EMS-ED Nurse Connection
May 16, 2022 12:00 - 16 minutes - 22.7 MBThe ENA Podcast recognizes EMS Week with a look at the connection between EMS providers and emergency nurses. Guest Jamla Rizek shares her experiences on both sides of this vital relationship and how communication is key in it to ensure the best outcomes for patients.
ENA Connection '20 Under 40' Honoree Shares Her Story
March 28, 2022 14:01 - 19 minutes - 27 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes Alexandra Carpenter, a member of ENA Connection's 20 Under 40 inaugural class in 2021, as she talks about her early career accomplishments and why emergency nurses under 40 should apply for the Class of 2022.
The Countdown to Emergency Nursing 2022
March 17, 2022 15:03 - 22 minutes - 30.7 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes Conference Education Planning Committee Co-Chairs Heidi Gilbert and Bradley Rund to officially kick off the countdown to Emergency Nursing 2022 in Denver.
Previewing ENA's Emergency Nurse Residency Program
February 16, 2022 21:04 - 27 minutes - 37.5 MBThe latest ENA Podcast offers an initial look at the upcoming launch of ENA's Emergency Nurse Residency Program. Hear from ENA Senior Manager of Education Program Development Monica Kolbuk and Dawn Morrison, a clinical ED educator from California, as they talk about the program's development and lessons learned from the pilot.
Meet the ENA Member Who Saved a Life Before a NFL Playoff Game
January 24, 2022 21:35 - 19 minutes - 26.3 MBThe first ENA Podcast episode of 2022 brings you the story of ENA member Jerry Mills, his love of the Cincinnati Bengals and his quick actions to save the life of a Las Vegas Raiders fan before a game earlier this year.
Paying it Forward During the ENA Foundation's #GivingSeason
December 16, 2021 15:57 - 21 minutes - 30.1 MBThe final ENA Podcast of 2021 is all about supporting emergency nurses during the ENA Foundation's #GivingSeason. Hear from Brittany Punches about how the research grant she received sparked an important chapter in her career - and how she's paying it forward to the Foundation.
International Perspectives with Joop Breuer and Vanessa Gorman
December 13, 2021 16:02 - 30 minutes - 42.1 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes two of the association's international trailblazers - ENA Board member Joop Breuer from the Netherlands and incoming board member Vanessa Gorman from Australia - to discuss ENA's global reach, emergency nursing in their respective countries and the COVID-19 pandemic outside the United States.
From the Ground Up: Starting a Workplace Violence Prevention Program
October 29, 2021 15:47 - 25 minutes - 35.6 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes Wendy Mickelson, the workplace violence prevention program manager for the Multicare system in Washington state, to talk about successes and challenges of building such a program from the ground up over the last year.
ENA University: What to Expect from ENA's Newest Endeavor
August 25, 2021 13:13 - 14 minutes - 20.4 MBENA University is the association's new center of excellence as it takes emergency nursing education to the next level. To mark ENA University's debut, the ENA Podcast talks with two-time ENA President Patti Kunz Howard - ENA University's first provost - about the value of professional development and continuing education.
Emergency Nursing 2021 Education Preview
July 06, 2021 14:20 - 18 minutes - 25.2 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes Teresa Dodge and Rachael Smith from the Conference Education Planning Committee to talk about the recently release education lineup for Emergency Nursing 2021 - A Hybrid Xperience. Hear about some of the sessions you won't want to miss and learn how the committee works to bring the best emergency nursing content to ENA's biggest event of the year.
Reflecting on 30 Years of the ENA Foundation
June 22, 2021 14:32 - 16 minutes - 22.8 MBAs the ENA Foundation celebrates its 30th anniversary, the ENA Podcast welcomes 1991 ENA President Lynne (Gagnon) Smith to talk about the inspiration that drove the Foundation in its formative years that paved the road for three decades of making a difference for emergency nurses.
From Foundation Grant to the Pages of JEN: Michelle Patch's Journey
June 09, 2021 13:45 - 27 minutes - 37.8 MBDriven to understand more about ED visits for nonfatal intimate partner strangulation among women, Michelle Patch went down the research path that saw her start as a ENA Foundation grant recipient and culminate in the page of the May issue of the Journal of Emergency Nursing.
Nurses Week Special: Maria VanHart - 2021 VA Secretary's Award for Excellence in Nursing
May 10, 2021 14:31 - 49 minutes - 68.5 MBDriving home at the end of a long work week, Maria VanHart found herself running a one-nurse triage for a serious traffic crash on a highway median in the middle of the desert. She joins the ENA Podcast to talk about the focusing in those chaotic moments and what it meant to win the 2021 VA Secretary's Award for Excellence in Nursing.
Getting Pediatric Ready with Cyndy Wright Johnson
May 04, 2021 13:43 - 21 minutes - 29.3 MBFollowing the launch of the National Pediatric Readiness Project's assessment, the ENA Podcast welcomes Cyndy Wright Johnson - EMSC Director with the Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services - to talk about caring for pediatric patients and the goals for the NPRP survey.
Episode 45: Introducing the ENA Firearms Injury Prevention Education Program
April 14, 2021 13:54 - 25 minutes - 35.5 MBThe ENA Podcast welcomes ENA Director of Emergency Nursing Research Lisa Wolf and Dr. Emmy Betz to talk about ENA's new Firearms Injury Prevention Education program created, in part, with the support of the American Academy of Pediatrics Friends of Children Fund.