Emergency Nursing 2023 offered attendees significant opportunities to visit with their counterparts from around the world and see how different — and alike — their emergency departments and practices are.
Acclaimed stand-up comedians Liz Glazer and Nancy Norton brought Emergency Nursing 2023 to a hilarious end. At the comedy club-style Closing Session, Glazer and Norton shared their funny yet insightful takes on topics that resonated with emergency nurses.
The Banana Bags, Kayla Holman, MSN-ED, RN, CEN; Donna Andrews, APRN; Cassandra Woore, MSN, RN, CEN; and Jessica Williams, ADN, RN, CCRN, won the high-pressured 2023 Sim Wars competition, along with a traveling trophy and championship belt for the next 12 months.
Revisit Emergency Nursing 2023 in San Diego with a gallery of photo highlights. Look back on the inspiring sessions, the theater of “Edutainment,” the fun of reconnecting with friends and colleagues, and more.
Providing compassionate care to gender-diverse patients in the emergency department should be the first step nurses take to understand their individual needs. Madison Bird, RN, BSN, CEN, TCRN, shared steps emergency nurses can take to help create a safe environment for gender-expansive patients during “Care of the Transgender and Gender-Expansive Patient in the Emergency Department.”
While the live events at Emergency Nursing 2023 have wrapped up, the engagement and education will continue online for three more months, thanks to Digital Access of the conference.
An extra dose of kindness was in the air at Emergency Nursing 2023, thanks to Shola Richards. The self-dubbed kindness guru kicked off the conference by challenging attendees to transform their workplaces with kindness that is rooted in the African philosophy of Ubuntu.
This year’s recipient of the Judith C. Kelleher Award — ENA’s most prestigious honor — was presented to longtime emergency nurse and educator Cam Brandt, MS, RN, CEN, CPEN, at the Anita Dorr Memorial Luncheon and Lecture.
Emergency Nursing 2023 celebrated the rock stars of the specialty at the Hall of Honor Reception and the Academy of Emergency Nursing Dinner and Induction Ceremony, commending these remarkable nurses for their achievements in advancing emergency nursing.