In 2009 there were 2,050 assaults and violent acts reported by RNs requiring an average of 4 days away from work (BLS, Private Industry, State and Local Government, 2011) * Of the 2,050 NONFATAL assaults and violent acts: * 1,830 were inflicted with injuries by patients or residents * 80 were inflicted by visitors or people other than patients * 520 RNs were hit, kicked, or beaten * 130 RNs were squeezed, pinched or scratched requiring days away from work * 30 RNs were bitten * In 2009, the Emergency Nurses Association reported that more than 50% of emergency center (EC) nurses had experienced violence by patients on the job and 25% of EC nurses had experienced 20 or more violent incidents in the past three years.
What does ENA stand for?
ENA stands for Emergency Nurses Association
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We have 109 other meanings of ENA in our Acronym Attic
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- EcoNews Africa
- Economic Net Assets
- Economisch Netwerk Albertkanaal (Belgium)
- Ecovillage Network of the Americas (formerly Ecovillage Network of North America)
- Educandario Nordestino Adventista (Seventh-day Adventist School in Northeastern Brazil)
- Education Networks of America (Nashville, TN)
- Église Néo-Apostolique (French: Neo-Apostolic Church)
- Egyptian News Agency
- Electricity Networks Affairs (Kahramaa; Qatar)
- Electronic Networking Association
- Employment Nursing Adviser
- Encuesta Nacional Agropecuaria (Spanish: National Agricultural Survey)
- Enel North America (energy; various locations)
- Energetic Neutral Analyzer
- Energetic Neutral Atom
- Energy Networks Association (Australia)
- Enfants Non Admis (French: Children Not Admitted; movie classification)
- Enhanced Natural Attenuation
- Enseigne et Néons de l'Atlantique (French: Neon Signs of the Atlantic)
- Enterprise Network Architecture
Samples in periodicals archive:
Montana Emergency Nurses Association Symposium 2009 The Montana State Council of the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) is sponsoring the Montana ENA Symposium 2009 on Friday and Saturday, April 3-4, 2009 at the Yellowstone Medical Center-Mansfield in Billings, MT.
The award honors nurses who advance the professional values of the Emergency Nurses Association (EISIA), in areas related to patient care, administrative, education or research.
The Emergency Nurses Association recently inducted St.
Manton, PhD, APRN, FAAN, associate professor at Fairfield University School of Nursing, Fairfield, CT, is the 2004 recipient of the Emergency Nurses Association Gail P.