OCT. 24, 2014 • Issue 3 of 3 • 11 PAGES
PUSHING THE PEDAL ON PRACTICE President Puts the Focus on Our Resources and Our Reporting By Amy Carpenter Aquino, Conference Connection
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s ENA President Deena Brecher, MSN, RN, APN, ACNS-BC, CEN, CPEN, welcomed attendees to the Racing Capital of the World on Oct. 9, she invited them to take advantage of all the learning opportunities in Indy but also to remain focused on the issues most pertinent to emergency nurses. The ongoing response to the Ebola crisis was the most concerning issue, Brecher said, with special emphasis given to providing resources for emergency nurses. ENA’s goal was to ‘‘make sure that you have all the tools you need to care for these patients,’’ she said. She said it was up to emergency nurses to speak up if they saw something that was not right. ‘‘We stand at the front door of our hospital. We stand at the opportunity to help prevent an epidemic in this country,’’ she said. Brecher’s other messages included working to finally change the culture of workplace violence after nine years of collecting data on the issue; expanding ENA’s outreach to industry partners; being diligent about reporting events; and keeping practice safe by using the resources provided and maintaining credentials. ‘‘I have complete and total faith in the brain trust in this room,’’ Brecher said.
Expanded coverage from the ENA Annual Conference will appear in your December copy of ENA Connection!