Make time in March to slide up to your computer and take ENA’s latest free continuing education course. ‘‘GU: It’s More Than Just P,’’ by Michael D. Gooch, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, ACNP-BC, FNP-BC, EMT-P, is an e-learning program worth 1 contact hour. It reviews the anatomy and physiology of the genitourinary tract, the clinical manifestations associated with common GU disorders and patient management. To take this and other courses in the CE catalog: •G o to www.ena.org/freeCE, where you’ll log in as an ENA member (or create a new account). •A dd desired courses to your cart and ‘‘check out’’ (courses are completely free for members only). •P roceed to your Personal Learning Page to start or complete any course for which you have registered or to print a certificate when you’re done. •T o return to your Personal Learning Page at a later time, go to www.ena.org and find ‘‘Go to Personal Learning Page’’ under the Courses & Education tab. If you have questions about any free e-learning course or the checkout process, e-mail elearning@ena.org.
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Fellowship Adds Fuel to Illinois Nursing Leader’s Research Steve Stapleton, PhD, RN, CEN, the immediate past president of the Illinois ENA State Council and an assistant professor at Illinois State University’s Mennonite College of Nursing, has received a Nurse Educator Fellowship from the Illinois Board of Education. The award is aimed at retaining top nursing faculty at Illinois nursing colleges and universities. It includes a $10,000 grant for continuing research. Stapleton’s research centers on managing pain for emergency department patients, particularly after discharge, with the goals of better practice, better outcomes and fewer readmissions. Self-described as a ‘‘strong proponent of lifelong learning,’’ he previously has received research grants from the ENA Foundation and the National Institutes of Health. His findings have been published in the Journal of Emergency Nursing, the Journal of Clinical Nursing and the Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. He’s been at Mennonite in a tenure track since 2010. ‘‘It is through my own academic
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WHAT’S NEW WITH YOU? E-mail connection@ena.org to tell us about your recent successes or to celebrate those of a member colleague. Include names, credentials and, if applicable, photos of the nurse(s) being recognized. achievement,” Stapleton wrote in his fellowship application, ‘‘that I will accomplish my objectives while inspiring others to seek rewarding professional and/or academic careers.’’ THREE ENA MEMBERS AT THE University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston were among 11 co-authors of an article on UTMB’s revised annual evaluation process. Valerie Brumfield, MSN, RN, CCRN, a clinical nurse specialist in the emergency department; Leanne Ledoux, BSN, RN, CEN, SANE, the assistant nurse manager in the ED; and Ruth A. Sathre, MSN, RN, CEN, a former ED staff nurse who’s now in the Doctor of Nursing Practice program at Walden University, helped to develop ‘‘Enhancing RN Professional Engagement and Contribution: An Innovative Competency and Clinical Advancement Program,’’ which was published in June 2012 in Nurse Leader. The article describes the revision process, which involved a new system for bedside staff evaluations across diverse settings and specialties.
Editor in Chief: Amy Carpenter Aquino Assistant Editor: Josh Gaby Writer: Kendra Y. Mims Editorial Assistant: Renee Herrmann BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers: President: JoAnn Lazarus, MSN, RN, CEN President-elect: Deena Brecher, MSN, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CEN, CPEN
Secretary/Treasurer: Matthew F. Powers, MS, BSN, RN, MICP, CEN Immediate Past President: Gail Lenehan, EdD, MSN, RN, FAEN, FAAN Directors: Kathleen E. Carlson, MSN, RN, CEN, FAEN Ellen (Ellie) H. Encapera, RN, CEN Marylou Killian, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, CEN Michael D. Moon, MSN, RN, CNS-CC, CEN, FAEN Sally K. Snow, BSN, RN, CPEN, FAEN Joan Somes, PhD, MSN, RN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN Karen K. Wiley, MSN, RN, CEN Executive Director: Susan M. Hohenhaus, LPD, RN, CEN, FAEN