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he new Geriatric Emergency Nurse Education e-learning course is scheduled to launch by the end of 2013, but Annual Conference attendees can get their eyes — and hands — on a preview next week. Attendees will have a chance to preview GENE at ENA’s first e-learning booth in Nashville, Tenn. Visit the ENA Pavilion (Booth 437) in the exhibit hall to see an e-learning demonstration of various modules of the GENE e-learning course. Bree Sutherland, e-learning specialist for the ENA Institute for Nursing Education, will lead attendees through interactive, 10-minute demonstrations of GENE, as well as ENA’s learning management system.
Four workstations will be available to attendees who want to watch, listen and click their way through some of the 17 GENE e-learning modules. Topics covered in the demonstration include musculoskeletal age-related changes, cardiac infections, mental health, hypertensive and hypotensive emergencies, and medications and the older adult. Attendees who complete the 10-minute demonstration can take a brief, optional survey to share their opinion of the course content. ENA values member feedback and looks forward to hearing members’ assessment of the modules featured in the demonstration.
or the first time, the Annual Conference opening session will feature a live-streamed clinical simulation lab. The 30-minute presentation, scheduled immediately before keynote speaker Chef Jeff Henderson on Thursday, Sept. 19, will allow attendees to follow a patient care scenario and the emergency nurse considerations as they unfold. Using a cadaver, instructors Kathleen Flarity, DNP, PhD, CEN, CFRN, FAEN, Kevin High, MPH, RN, CEN, CFRN, and Elda Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, FAANP, will lead the simulated resuscitation event of a patient requiring three emergency procedures. They will provide instruction on how to conduct each procedure and summarize as they walk through the entire process. The entire demonstration will be live-streamed to the audience during the opening session, which begins at 1:15 p.m. In-kind support for the clinical simulation lab is being provided by Vidacare, an ENA Strategic Sponsor, and Vanderbilt Emergency Medicine.
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tate councils and chapters can show off their creative skills in a turtle-decorating contest during the 2013 General Assembly on Wednesday, Sept. 18, in Nashville. The contest was inspired by the message that 2013 ENA President JoAnn Lazarus, MSN, RN, CEN, shared when she spoke at the 2012 Annual Conference: ‘‘Behold the turtle: He makes progress only when he sticks his neck out.’’ Lazarus has invited all ENA state councils and chapters to submit one decorated toy or ornamental turtle to be brought to General Assembly on Wednesday morning.
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Representatives from Friends Life, a Nashville-based organization, will judge the turtles during the lunch break. Turtles will be judged based on creativity, uniqueness and being most representative of the state council or chapter. Winners will be announced at General Assembly after lunch. Friends Life helps adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities to grow personally, develop socially and live productive and fulfilling lives as part of the Nashville community. The top three winning state councils or chapters will receive a donation from Lazarus to the 2014 ENA Foundation State Challenge.
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From the ENA President
EXHIBIT HALL BOASTS SOMETHING FOR ALL More Than 200 Exhibitors to Visit in Nashville
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he ENA exhibit hall is the place to be between sessions at the ENA Annual Conference in Nashville, Tenn., next week. Take advantage of this annual opportunity to meet with more than 200 leading vendors of emergency care products and services, national health care organizations and some of our very own ENA state councils. Touch and try the latest products and experience interactive displays describing the newest services. The exhibit hall opens Thursday, Sept. 19, at 3:45 p.m. For a full list of exhibitors and a birds-eye view of the exhibit hall floor, click here. There’s even more in store at the ENA Pavilion (Booth 437), the hot spot for ENA education, drawings and wellness. Drop by to check out these opportunities or just to relax and rejuvenate between sessions. Don’t forget to stop by @ENAWired in the registration area to record your contact hours, check your e-mail or access the conference app. The exhibit hall and the ENA Pavilion will be open at these times: • Thursday, Sept. 19, 3:45 - 7:30 p.m. • Friday, Sept. 20, 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. (box lunches served 11:45 a.m. - 1:15 p.m.) • Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. (box lunches served 11 a.m. - 12:15 p.m.) Another area of interest is the ENA Foundation Jewelry Auction (Booth 529), conveniently located directly in the front of the ENA Pavilion. The Onsite Program Guide lists each vendor alphabetically and by aisle and includes booth numbers and product descriptions. Keep it handy as you navigate the busy hall to make sure you don’t miss any of your must-see vendors. I look forward to seeing you in the exhibit hall!
JoAnn Lazarus, MSN, RN, CEN 2013 ENA President conference
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Extra Education Available to You From Exhibitors
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f you just can’t get enough education, two ENA sponsors plan to provide in-booth education during exhibit hall hours. Stop by Physio-Control Inc. (Booth 307) and Vidacare (Booth 431) for 30- to 60-minute educational sessions. Both sponsors will provide continuing education recognition points for their educational sessions. CERPs* are designated for non-traditional education or participation. Physio-Control will offer education at its booth Sept. 19 - 21. Topics include ‘‘Time to Defibrillation — Ways to Improve Shock Success,’’ ‘‘Capnography Can Make You a Rock Star,’’ ‘‘When to Worry? A New Look at AV Blocks’’ and ‘‘CPR in the ED: R U OK?’’ Vidacare will hold educational sessions at its booth Sept. 19 - 20, with planned topics including ‘‘When Sepsis Strikes,’’ ‘‘Time Matters’’ and ‘‘DIVAs in the ED: Vascular Access Options.’’ For a full schedule of in-booth education, plus more information on these and other sponsored education and events, click here. Schedules also will be available on-site in the registration area. * ENA-issued CERPs are not affiliated with, or accredited by, any other nursing organization. ENA does not guarantee that other organizations, institutions or state boards of nursing will accept CERPs from ENA. The Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing does accept ENA-issued CERPs for certification renewal by CEs for CEN, CFRN and CTRN renewals as non-accredited CEs.
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Bianca Green, RN (left), and Rebecca Walker.
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NA General Assembly delegates and guests will be treated to a special rendition of the national anthem. Bianca Green, RN, and Rebecca Walker, who were both 2012-2013 members of the National Student Nurses’ Association Board of Directors, sang the national anthem at their organization’s annual conference in Charlotte, N.C., in April. After hearing the performance, ENA President JoAnn Lazarus, MSN, RN, CEN, invited them to sing at the opening of the ENA General Assembly in Nashville on Sept. 15. ‘‘When JoAnn Lazarus gave such huge compliments the night we sang, I felt honored to be recognized by someone so important to the nursing community,’’ Green said. ‘‘When she asked if we would consider singing at the ENA conference, I honestly thought she was joking. I was in the middle of my end-of-nursing-school preceptorship — that happened to be in the emergency department — when I received the official invite, and I was absolutely floored. It is a great privilege to have the opportunity to participate in the opening ceremony of what will be my first professional nursing conference as a newly licensed registered nurse.’’ Added Walker: ‘‘I am truly grateful for the opportunity to sing in front of one of the most respected professional nursing associations in the world. I was so surprised and honored when I received an e-mail inviting us to the wonderful city of Nashville to not only grace the attendees with our voices but to have the chance to network with inspiring professional nurses.’’
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his year’s opening session on Thursday, Sept. 19, will include a special tribute to honor the life of ENA co-founder Judith C. Kelleher, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN, who passed away Jan. 25. Kelleher joined forces with New York emergency nurse leader Anita Dorr, RN, FAEN, and together they formed the Emergency Department Nurses Association in 1970. After Dorr passed away in 1972, Kelleher carried on their shared vision and led the organization to national prominence. She was elected the first president, serving from 1973 to 1974. She was committed to having emergency nursing recognized as a specialty, and her dream came true in 2012. Please come to the Delta Ballroom A&C at 1:15 p.m. for a special video, followed by a moment of silence to remember the visionary leader who inspired so many emergency nurses within ENA. Attendees will be able to view Kelleher’s nursing cap and cloak on display in the ENA Pavilion during exhibit hall hours through Saturday, Sept. 21.
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Research
IENR, ENA Foundation Are Here to Help Use Lounge and Grant Opportunity to Give Your Project a Boost
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any of ENA’s top experts will be staffing the IENR Research Lounge in Nashville to give you the guidance you need for your research projects. Help down the road might include $500. The Institute for Emergency Nursing Research and the ENA Foundation are offering 10 Saturday, Sept. 21, seed grants of $500 each to 9:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. emergency nurse researchers, Governor’s Chamber DE with applications due by Sponsored by Nov. 1. Applications are available here and also can be completed Saturday, Sept. 21, at the Lounge. Most conference attendees who visit the Lounge come in with clinical research questions, said IENR Director Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN. They want to know the best way to answer a question — the methods to use and how to set it up. A seed grant can address the parts of a project where an emergency nurse might not have expertise. ‘‘The $500 can help with a statistician, consultative services, transcriptionists — the stuff that really jams people up as they’re looking at their data,’’ Wolf said. ‘‘A lot of time
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POWER OF THE POSTERS See your colleagues’ efforts on display at poster sessions during conference. Fifteen research posters and 45 on evidence-based-practice topics can be viewed during the following times:
the data collection is not the problem. It’s what do you do with it once you have it. How do you answer the question?’’ A grant also can help with disseminating your research once it’s complete. Do you aim to publish your findings? Present them at an ENA or regional conference? ‘‘It doesn’t have any meaning if it sits in the drawer or if only your department knows about it,’’ Wolf said. The IENR Lounge, sponsored by Elsevier, has been expanded to six hours to give ENA members with general research interest more time to stop in and visit with the staff of eight to 10 consultants from the IENR Advisory Council. Members who have more specific questions about projects are encouraged to sign up for appointments, which are being offered for the first time at this conference. Refreshments will be served, and Wolf said several of the popular “Got Evidence?” research T-shirts will be given away.
• 3 - 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19 • 7 a.m. - 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20 • 7 a.m. - 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21 In addition, the top three topic abstracts in research and evidencebased practice will be presented over two sessions – 3 - 4:15 p.m. Friday,
Sept. 20, and 2 - 3:15 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. These sessions will be moderated by Lisa Wolf, PhD, RN, CEN, FAEN, director of the Institute for Emergency Nursing Research, and are worth 1.25 contact hours each. See your on-site program for details.
MORE, YOU SAY?
The Institute for Emergency Nursing Research will host its regular networking session from noon to 1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, in Governor’s Ballroom B. It’s a casual place to meet and share updates about projects with other research-minded emergency nurses. Other Special Interest Groups and networking sessions on a variety of topics are scheduled for this hour. See Page 34 of your on-site program guide for a full list with room locations.
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Indulge for a Good Cause at Jewelry Auction T
here are all varieties of indulgences — why not pick one that’s good for both your conscience and your waistline? By bidding at the ENA Foundation Jewelry Auction in Nashville next week, not only you will be supporting the foundation’s mission to provide educational scholarships and research grants in the discipline of emergency nursing, but you can avoid the chocolate hangover. Thanks to a variety of donations from all around the country, there is something to suit everyone’s taste at this year’s auction. Some of the fabulous items donated by ENA state councils, chapters and individuals include the following: • • • • •
Tiffany & Co. Collection pearl bracelet (ENA Board of Directors) White gold diamond necklace (Florida State Council) Blue topaz sterling silver necklace (Iowa State Council) Tiffany & Co. necklace (Bluegrass Chapter) ENA cufflinks (New Jersey State Council)
Bidding begins Thursday, Sept. 19, when the exhibit hall opens at 3:45 p.m., and ends promptly at noon Saturday, Sept. 21. The auction will be open the following hours: • Thursday, Sept. 19, 3:45 - 7:30 p.m. • Friday, Sept. 20, 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. • Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:15 a.m. - noon (bidding closes) Winning bidders can pick up their items Saturday afternoon, Sept. 21, at the ENA Foundation booth in the registration area. When you’re in the exhibit hall, stop by Booth 529 (right in front of the ENA Pavilion) to bid on something spectacular and support the future of emergency nursing. The perfect indulgence is waiting at the ENA Foundation Jewelry Auction.
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Like where you live,
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Friday Night Education! Calling all night owls! If you didn’t get a ticket to the sold-out “A Night at the Grand Ole Opry™ – An ENA Foundation Event,” you can still make the most of your Friday night. Apply your energy and enthusiasm for learning to “Night Shift,” a special concurrent session scheduled for 8 - 9:15 p.m. Sept. 20 in Delta Ballroom B. Join instructor Curtis E. Olson, BSN, BA, RN, EMT-P, CEN, as he reviews the hazards of shift work and shares methods for staying awake and tips for better sleep at the end of a night shift. If you routinely work the night shift or are thinking about making the transition, this session is for you!
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Nursing Career Opportunities
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Exciting Career Opportunities await you at New Hanover Regional Medical Center. Located in the picturesque, seaside community of Wilmington, NC, NHRMC will not only provide you the career advancement you are craving but the lifestyle you deserve. About NHRMC Emergency Services Department: • Region’s only Level II Trauma Center and Tertiary Care Center • National recipient of 2013 Emergency Nurses Association Research award, ENA Annual Leadership Conference • Award winning outcomes in STEMI, Trauma, and Sepsis • Over 80,000 visits per year • Annual trauma admission volume over 1,400 • Self-scheduling for staff
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Fun in Nashville
SO MANY PERFECT NOTES TO HIT By Kendra Y. Mims, Conference Connection
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et ready to have fun in Music City during your spare time at the 2013 ENA Annual Conference. Nashville’s lively entertainment and music scene attracts tourists from all over the world. Whether you enjoy Southern comfort food or visiting legendary attractions, Nashville has it all. Here are some of the highlights:
‘Downtown’ Downtown Nashville is easily accessible from the Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center, making it convenient for you to head over to The District in the heart of downtown. This active area actually encompasses three historic city districts — Lower Broadway, 2nd Avenue and Printer’s Alley — and is known for its vibrant nightlife and live music. Downtown Nashville offers plenty of entertainment and sight-seeing. Visitors also can take a self-guided walking tour of downtown Nashville’s architecture and history. The tour includes 20 historic sites, so don’t forget your comfortable shoes.
‘Little Bit of Everything’ Nashville is known as the heart and soul of country music but also for its great variety of dining options. Some popular local cuisines and culinary
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traditions include Nashville hot chicken, barbecue and ‘‘meat and three” — a meat choice with three vegetable side dishes. Here are just a few of Nashville’s popular dining spots: • The Stock-Yard — home to the oldest known bottle of wine in the United States and named one of the top 10 steakhouses in the country • Puckett’s Grocery & Restaurant — casual dining restaurant offering live music in the evenings • Jack’s BBQ — Southern barbecue, Nashville-style • The Southern Steak & Oyster — a unique eatery that blends more than 100 years of combined catering and restaurant experience • The Capitol Grille — elegant hot spot located inside the Hermitage Hotel • The Loveless Cafe — Southern café famous for its biscuits and fried chicken; serves more than 450,000 guests a year • The Cat Bird Seat — a unique and artistic restaurant where 32 seats surround the chef as he prepares your meal while you watch • Merchant’s Restaurant — wellknown eatery located in a historic building in downtown Nashville
‘If You’ve Got the Money’ If you’re looking for the perfect Nashville souvenir or you just enjoy
browsing through stores, swing by the 8th Avenue Antique Mall, where you can find treasures and collectibles from around the country. The Nashville Arcade is a popular shopping area located in downtown Nashville with a variety of stores and restaurants. Country music fans should visit the Music City Marketplace, a musicthemed gift shop located in the glass tower of the Bridgestone Arena in downtown Nashville.
‘Round Here’ Before you leave Nashville, be sure to visit some of the famous local tourist attractions, such as: • The Frist Center for Visual Arts • The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum • Schermerhorn Symphony Center • The Johnny Cash Museum • Ryman Auditorium • The Music City Center • The Parthenon • The Tennessee State Museum
‘That’s My Kind of Night’ Downtown Nashville’s vibrant nightlife includes tons of hot spots with live music, dancing and food. Evening festivities begin around 6 p.m. and end at 11. If you’re in town before Annual Conference begins, you may want to swing by the annual Tennessee State Fair, which ends Sept. 15.
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NA’s corporate sponsors are funding several additional opportunities for you to network, relax and rejuvenate at Annual Conference in Nashville next week. Check out the latest offerings listed below. For a full list of all sponsored education sessions and events, click here.
Relaxation Station
Certification Lounge
Thursday, Sept. 19, 3:45 - 7:30 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 9:15 a.m. - 2:45 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21, 9:15 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. Location: Exhibit Hall, Booth No. 717
Thursday, Sept. 19, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 20, 10 a.m. - 3 p.m. Location: Governor’s Chamber DE
Attendees can connect and recharge at the Relaxation Station. Professional massage therapists provide an upperbody massage on a special chair and relax the tension areas of the neck, back, shoulders and arms. These massages help attendees feel more welcome, appreciated, alert and energized. Foot massage stations are also available. Sponsored by
ENA Strategic Sponsor
Emerging Professionals Speed Mentoring Event Friday, Sept. 20, 6 - 7 p.m. Location: Governor’s Ballroom C Looking for your mentor match? Join us for the second annual Emerging Professionals Networking Event — Speed Mentoring — and make a connection. Nurses with five years or fewer of emergency nursing experience will meet experienced nurses willing to share their time, talent and experience to grow the next generations. Participants will have an opportunity to mix, mingle and make more professional connections over light appetizers and a cash bar. Sponsored by
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Attendees holding a CEN®, CFRN®, CPEN® or CTRN® credential are invited for snacks and a chance to catch a quiet moment between sessions at the Certification Lounge. Sponsored by
A Night at the Grand Ole Opry™ — An ENA Foundation Event Friday, Sept. 20, 7 - 10 p.m. What began as a simple radio broadcast in 1925 is now a live-entertainment phenomenon. Dedicated to honoring country music’s rich history and dynamic presence, the Grand Ole Opry showcases a mix of country legends and the contemporary chart-toppers who have followed. The Opry, an American icon and Nashville’s No. 1 attraction, is world famous for creating one-of-a-kind entertainment experiences for audiences of all ages. A portion of the ticket price is a donation to support the ENA Foundation. ENA Foundation Event Partners BSN medical Elsevier Hill-Rom Physio-Control, Inc. Pinpoint, Inc. Vidacare
Focus Group Focus Group Thursday, Sept. 19, 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Location: Ryman Studio HI Topic: Understanding Difficult Vascular Access Pain Points & New Solutions Facilitated by: Jean A. Proehl, MN, RN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN • Engage with emergency nursing key decision-makers to better understand the patient population and morbidities associated with difficult vascular access and key care objectives • Understand the current therapy options when vascular access becomes challenging and how new technology (intraosseous, ultrasound) protocols (early-goal directed therapies, rapid response team), and procedural options (allocation of resources) have impacted this key clinical challenge • Discuss the process, opportunities and challenges to have new standard-of-care changing solutions adopted by EDs Pre-registration is required; click here.
Certification Recognition Breakfast Saturday, Sept. 21, 7 - 9 a.m. Location: Delta Ballroom A Enjoy breakfast as we join in recognition of BCEN® certified nurses. Hear from keynote speaker Vicki Hitzges as she presents ‘‘Put Away the Lawnmower, Charlie, Those Are Trees Out There.’’ Learn several vital skills for work and home to build solid relationships that last. You’ll love Hitzges’ energy, humor and stories! You must be a CEN®, CFRN®, CPEN® or CTRN® to attend. Pre-registration required through conference registration process; limited capacity available. Sponsored by
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SHOP MARKETPLACE EXPRESS!
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arketplace Express will debut its new look this year at Annual Conference. Swing by the popular one-stop shop for conference attendees while you’re in between sessions and browse through more than 180 items, all priced at ENA member rates, including 125 different educational products. There’s an additional 5 percent discount off total purchases (books and merchandise) of $100 or more and a 10 percent discount off total purchases of $200 or more. Along with best-selling products such as ENA-branded merchandise and educational books and resources, shoppers also can purchase the 2013 Annual Conference souvenir T-shirts (not available to ship) in unisex sizes (small - 3X), iPad covers, luggage tags with an info card included and new TNCC and ENPC lapel pins for providers and instructors. Stock up early on special gifts and souvenirs for your colleagues and friends for Emergency Nurses Week. Pick up the ‘‘Nurses Rock’’ lapel pin, the ENA pocket notepad and other fun items to recognize the special emergency nurses in your life. If you have limited space in your suitcase, ENA will ship
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TNCC and ENPC providers and instructors can wear their new lapel pins proudly!
your items home for free. To arrange your free shipping, grab an order form from the store and visit the newly combined cashier/shipping station near the ENA Foundation Booth in Ryman Exhibit Hall C. Place your order with one of ENA’s helpful Marketplace Express staff, and they’ll take care of the rest. Your purchases should arrive at your door seven to 10 days after the end of the conference, barring back orders on specific popular items. Don’t forget to stop by for two book signings. Keynote speaker Chef Jeff Henderson will have a meet-and-greet book signing on Thursday, Sept. 19, at 3 p.m., while Closing Session speaker Lee Woodruff will have one on Saturday, Sept. 21, at 6 p.m. Their books will be available for purchase at Marketplace Express. Quantities are limited, so get your copy early! Happy shopping!
The ‘‘Nurses Rock’’ pin and ENA pocket notepads. Next issue of Conference Connection: Saturday, Sept. 21
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