Feb/Mar 2023
Cold weather tips
Opioid Crisis Training
Opioid Crisis Training
Opioid Crisis Training
Opioid Crisis Training
Opioid Crisis Training
Here are 2 resources to learn about and share for the Opioid Crisis and use of Naloxone (Narcan).
Maternal Health
Opioid Crisis Training
Maternal Health
Dec 2022/Jan 2023
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention month
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Impaired driving can result from alcohol, opioids and other illegal drugs, and over-the-counter medications.
National Safety Council website
National Highway Traffic Safety Admin
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy. ENA offers multiple triage education programs.
Holiday safety
Improve ED quality & safety by improving triage accuracy
Holiday safety
Consumer Product Safety Commission
Information of safe toys, cooking, and decorating. Download helpful posters to share the information.
October 2022
Halloween Safety
Building resilience in healthcare workers
Domestic Violence
Building resilience in healthcare workers
Building resilience in healthcare workers
Building resilience in healthcare workers
August 2022
Drowning Prevention
Improving SEPSIS care and outcomes
It's HOT (STILL!) !!
It's HOT (STILL!) !!
Improving SEPSIS care and outcomes
It's HOT (STILL!) !!
Improving SEPSIS care and outcomes
Improving SEPSIS care and outcomes
Improving SEPSIS care and outcomes
Clinicians - for guidelines and education, visit the Society of Critical Care Medicine
September is Sepsis Awareness Month
For more information and to download the Sepsis Awareness Toolkit, visit Sepsis Alliance
June 2022
Monkeypox
Selfcare for Healthcare Workers
Safe Medication Practices
Safe Medication Practices
Selfcare for Healthcare Workers
Safe Medication Practices
Read this informative article by the Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) on the Radonda Vaught case and recommendations.
Selfcare for Healthcare Workers
Selfcare for Healthcare Workers
Selfcare for Healthcare Workers
April 2022
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
Help is available. National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
Trauma Awareness Month
May 19, 2022 is Stop the Bleed Day
Trauma Awareness Month
February 2022
End Teen Dating Violence
End Teen Dating Violence
End Teen Dating Violence
American Heart Month
End Teen Dating Violence
End Teen Dating Violence
Winter Sports Safety
End Teen Dating Violence
Winter Sports Safety
December 2021
October 2021
Halloween Safety
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Domestic Violence
Promote Halloween safety by sharing these resources with friends, family, and in your community.
Halloween Safety in a COVID world
Domestic Violence
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Domestic Violence
October is
Domestic Violence Awareness Month
National Coalition Against Domestic Violence
National Network to end Domestic Violence
Check out the ENA website for the Clinical Practice Guideline on Intimate Partner Violence and the Topic Brief on Strangulation Injuries and Nursing Implications.
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
Eye Injury Prevention Month
October is
Eye Injury Prevention Month
The American Academy of Ophthalmologists sponsors Eye Injury Prevention Month in October. Visit the website for Safety tip.
World Sight Day is October 14, 2021 and is sponsored by the World Health Organization on the 2nd Thursday of each October.
August 2021
Prevention - Kids in hot cars
American College of Surgeons Quality & Safety Conference (Free Access to all sessions)
Quality - National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP)
Quality - National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP)
American College of Surgeons Quality & Safety Conference (Free Access to all sessions)
Quality - National Pediatric Readiness Project (NPRP)
Do you have the essential guidelines and resources to care for children in your ED?
(should be completed by all EDs)
Pedi Emergency Care Coordinator resources
American College of Surgeons Quality & Safety Conference (Free Access to all sessions)
American College of Surgeons Quality & Safety Conference (Free Access to all sessions)
American College of Surgeons Quality & Safety Conference (Free Access to all sessions)
THE ACS Quality and Safety Conference was held July 12-16, 2021. All sessions are free to access online for a limited time through August 16, 2021,
Register online HERE.
April 2021 IQSIP Topics
With spring weather comes outdoor activities and risks
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
New Joint Commission standards became effective Jan 1, 2021 on quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage. Work with your L&D Dept to standardize your facility approach.
May is National Trauma Awareness Month
New standard! Quantifying blood loss in maternal hemorrhage
May is National Trauma Awareness Month
The 2021 theme for Trauma Awareness Month is Safe and Secure: Safety is a choice, prevention is key.
February 2021 IQSIP topics
February is American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month
Click for more information
CDC information on Hypertension
AHA information on Heart DIsease
Texas DSHS Heart Disease and Stroke
COVID-19 Vaccination Safety
February is American Heart Month
February is American Heart Month
ENA has developed 2 new infographics on COVID-19 vaccine processes and safety. Click here for more information.
Be on the lookout for TCENA IQSIP FaceBook Live event on Vaccine Safety with Dr. Cedric Spok. Details will be posted.
Workplace Violence
February is American Heart Month
Workplace Violence
The Emergency Nurses Association and the American College of Emergency Physicians has teamed up to raise awareness on violence in the emergency care setting.
Watch the podcsat and learn more about NO SILENCE ON ED VIOLENCE here.
COVID-19
January 2021 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Gestational Hypertension
Gestational Hypertension
January 2021 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month
Gestational Hypertension
Effective Jan 1, 2021, the Joint Commission requires that all emergency nurses receive training on gestational hypertension.
New Joint Commission rules eff 1.1.2021
January 2021 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January 2021 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month
January 2021 - Human Trafficking Awareness Month
ENA Position Statement: Human Trafficking
Texas HHSC Human Trafficking website
Starting Sep 1, 2020, all direct care nurses in Texas are required to have 1 hour of CE on Human Trafficking in order to renew their license. The education program must be approved by the Tx HHSC to meet relicensure requirements. More info here.