ENA
Medical abbreviation · Emergency Medicine
| Stands for | Emergency Nurses Association |
|---|---|
| Categories | Medical |
ENA stands for Emergency Nurses Association, an emergency medicine abbreviation.
Professional association for emergency nurses, founded in 1970, which develops education such as TNCC and ENPC, publishes the Journal of Emergency Nursing and maintains the Emergency Severity Index triage system.
Example: ENA position statement on workplace violence shared at staff meeting.
Usage notes
Originally the Emergency Department Nurses Association, it later adopted its current name. Certification for emergency nurses is provided separately by the Board of Certification for Emergency Nursing. ENA has members in many countries.
Related abbreviations
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- DPL – Diagnostic peritoneal lavage
- eFAST – Extended focused assessment with sonography for trauma
- EMD – Emergency medical dispatcher
- EMS – Emergency medical services
- EMTALA – Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act
- ENPC – Emergency Nursing Pediatric Course
- EP – Emergency physician
- ESI – Emergency Severity Index
- FAST – Focused assessment with sonography for trauma
- FB – Foreign body
- GLF – Ground-level fall
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This entry is for general education and is not medical advice. Abbreviation use varies between institutions; always confirm in context.