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Breaking Barriers and Navigating the Future of Emergency Care: The Role of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner

AENJ: Current Issue

Over the past two decades, the emergency nurse practitioner (ENP) role has significantly enhanced emergency care in the United States. With the increasing complexity of emergency care, ENPs have expanded into nontraditional settings, necessitating regulatory updates to maintain patient safety.

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Finding Positive Aspects in Negative Experiences

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

Patient Safety Network. No author] "Culture of Safety" Patient Safety Primer. Patient Safety Network. Sincerely, Tom Trimble, RN All opinions are solely those of the author. Readers must verify validity to their own practice.​ AHRQ; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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ACEP4U: Defending YOU by Demanding an End to the Boarding Crisis

ACEP Now

ACEP will continue pushing these groups to work harder to solve boarding issues, to improve patient safety, and to protect emergency physicians.

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Ten Commandments for Emergency Professionals; a compendium

Advanced Emergency Nursing from AENJ

10 Commandments of Risk Management (Camp Operations) THE "20 Commandments" of EMTALA Ten Commandments For Malpractice Depositions The Top Ten Ways to Ensure Frustration, Miscommunication, and Poor Patient Care the Next Time You Provide (or Request) a Consult [N.B. Memon, A., & Kaliff, J.

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2023 ACEP Elections Preview: Meet the President-Elect and Council Officer Candidates

ACEP Now

As your national ACEP liaison to the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), I have the incredible honor, privilege, and responsibility to be your “voice” during AAENP Board of Director meetings. Did I bold type “physician-led” in that last sentence? Another point purposefully made.

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ED Boarding

ACEP Now

For example, EMS personnel, certified nursing assistants, and medical assistants could reduce the nursing work burden for tasks such as drawing blood, hanging simple fluids, placing IVs, and other tasks. Similarly, nurses could lead their own teams with these new roles.