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Stephanie Dejoode
Recognizes individuals who exemplify exceptional performance in professional practice, innovation, leadership, and/or advocacy. Achievement Award recipients have been described as role models, mentors, and emergency nursing at its finest.
ENA assists all nurses in emergency care settings and others in understanding the function, importance and impact of the role of emergency nurses through its professional publications, legislative updates and public relations activities regarding emergency nursing issues. ENA monitors and addresses federal and state legislation affecting emergency nursing health care and practice, through its networking system of chapters, state councils, national committees and a legislative consulting service.
The General Assembly meets to review and determine official policy of the national Association related to professional emergency nursing issues and activities as well as to monitor the implementation of national Association bylaw objectives. Representatives from each state comprise the body of the General Assembly and are referred to as delegates.
The Scientific Assembly provides contemporary continuing education courses for emergency nurses. The faculty for the courses are nationally known experts who represent the diverse interests of emergency nursing. Content areas include: clinical, education, research, leadership/management, injury prevention, pharmacology and professional issues. Networking sessions allow nurses with interests in the many aspects of emergency nursing the opportunity to exchange ideas and meet with colleagues in an informal setting.
ENA provides an opportunity for nurses throughout the nation to meet during the Annual Conference and Leadership Conference to discuss professional nursing issues and concerns. State and local level seminars, workshops and meetings provide similar opportunities.
The objectives of BCEN Certifications are to promote quality emergency nursing, flight nursing and critical care ground transport nursing by: establishing the level of knowledge, requirements, and achievement necessary for certification; measuring that the attainment and application of a defined body of specific knowledge needed to function at a competent level is current; encouraging participation in continuing education; promoting professional development and career advancement; and, formally recognizing nurses who meet all requirements of the BCEN certification process.