Ena Podcast

The 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 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.

The 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. 

The 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.

The 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.

The 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.

The 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 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.

The 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.

As 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.

Driven 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.

Driving 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.

Following 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.

The 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.

The 2021 ENA Election cycle kicks off April 1 when the call for candidates launches. Nominations and Elections Committee Chair Matthew F. Powers joins the ENA Podcast to talk about how members can get involved and how NEC works to develop candidates who will lead the association into the future.

The ENA Podcast aims to make getting into research a little less scary as Lisa Wolf and Paul Clark offer insights and tips to help emergency nurses get comfortable with developing and executing a study or project.

In the latest episode of the ENA Podcast, hear from Dr. Anna Valdez as she talks about her personal and professional connections to the vital topic of diversity, equity and inclusivity. And, as the chair of ENA's DEI Committee, Valdez shares her vision for how the association aims to take meaningful actions that benefit emergency nurses and care for all patients.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast features ED nurse educator Jennifer Buettner talking about her unexpected journey as an author that started with her simply trying to help a new nurse be prepared for life in the emergency department. Her book, Fast Facts for the ER Nurse, has emerged as a go-to for countless nurses since 2009 and she's far from done writing to help others.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast features an interview with 2021 Academy of Emergency Nursing Chairperson Garrett Chan as he talks about AEN's evolution, this year's goals and how emergency nurses who have made a significant impact can become a Fellow.

Looking for a quick explanation of how COVID-19 vaccines were developed? The latest episode of the ENA Podcast discussed the safety of vaccines and the importance of understanding the creation, research and science behind them.