ENA Podcast

Emergency nurses have a unique sense that helps them recognizes when something isn't quite right with a patient. But, when things don't add up, are they thinking about dangerous pathogens, toxins, chemicals, or radiological materials? The latest episode of the ENA Podcast highlights the launch of the FBI's "ABCs of WMDs" series focused on educating health care providers to be better equipped and knowledgeable about all aspects of a WMD threat or incident, and how to prepare for, mitigate and respond to this type of medical emergency.

The latest ENA Podcast introduces Brad Goettl, ENA's first chief clinical officer. Brad talks about his career and 20 years as an ENA member - from Foundation scholarship recipient to being inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing - and how those experiences will guide him in his new role.

The nuances of caring for sickle cell disease patients in the emergency department, including the difficulties of overcoming implicit bias, are an ever-present challenge for ED nurses. In the latest ENA Podcast, Paula Tanabe talks about the value of education, need for leadership buy-in and the simple steps every emergency nurse can take to help improve sickle cell patient care in the ED.

Although using a makeshift tourniquet to save a man's life in Tampa is the big story, Maine ENA President-elect Kelly Collins is using her recent experience to drive home the importance of Stop the Bleed training for the public. She joins the ENA Podcast to talk about how her quick actions to help the bleeding man serve as a reminder of how everyone has the ability to make a difference during an emergency.

The final ENA Podcast for 2023 features the life-saving tale of Leigh Ann Sondrup, an ED nurse from the Phoenix area who knows she was meant to be exactly where she ended up while driving home from her overnight shift. Sondrup's quick actions after seeing an overturned truck proved to be the life-saving difference for the driver.

The latest ENA Podcast welcomes Janelle Roscoe, an ED nurse who has a passion for understanding the role teamwork plays when it comes to code arrest resuscitation. She shares key insights from her Emergency Nursing 2023 presentation and her own personal experiences to explore how ED nurses can use non-technical skills to enhance their performance during codes.

The latest episode of the ENA Podcast takes a closer look at how Engage, Powered By ENA, is leading the movement to create healthy ED work environments through its unique, comprehensive approach that supports all emergency nurses and their work to deliver the best care possible to their patients. Engage Vice President of Client Engagement Jennifer Schmitz talks about how collaboration with ED nurses drives the development of Engage's innovative and effective solutions

A proud night shift nurse with 25 years of experience, Marci Ducret has seen almost everything - that is until she stepped up to help an ailing passenger on Ducret's cross-country journey from New Hampshire to San Diego for the 2023 ENA General Assembly. Just in time for Emergency Nurses Week, hear Ducret's tale of providing care midflight as the only health care worker on board.

As part of Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego, the ENA Podcast sat down with Texas ENA President Shawntay Harris to discuss her journey to becoming the first Black nurse inducted into the Academy of Emergency Nursing.

After Tad Worku took the stage at Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego, the talented musician and ENA member talked with the ENA Podcast about his story of leaving a music career behind to enter emergency nursing. Tad shares how his mission to find purpose helping others helped inspire his return to music.