Welcome to the National Emergency Nurses
Association Alberta page
National Emergency Nurses Association Alberta
NENA-AB has been a Specialty Practice Group within CARNA and the Canadian Nurses Association since 1987. NENA-AB (formerly known as ENIG) is Alberta’s chapter of the National Emergency Nurses Association Canada (1981): a professional association of Emergency Nurses from across the country dedicated to quality emergency care.
Our mission is to represent the Canadian Emergency Nursing specialty; improve standards of Emergency Nursing Practice; and promote both professional growth and clinical excellence in Emergency Nursing. NENA has published Position Statements and Standards of Emergency Nursing, a resource used by nurses, administrators, and in the legal system.
NENA-AB endeavors to improve communication among Emergency Health Care Providers. We are a resource for Emergency Nursing and provide a voice on issues that affect Emergency Nursing. We actively support and participate in research pertaining to Emergency care and promote best practice.
NENA-AB is open to any nurse (RN or LPN) who is directly involved in Emergency nursing care, (practice research, administration, and education). Emergency nursing can be provided in a hospital department- rural or urban, Urgent Care Center, flight nursing, forensic nursing, outpost or remote nursing. Only Registered Nurses may be voting members of our organization and hold elected offices.
The membership fee for NENA-AB is $50 per year. This fee activates membership in both NENA-AB and NENA National associations. Membership Link
The benefits of membership in NENA-AB are numerous. Members receive a subscription to the Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing (CJEN) and a provincial newsletter 3-4 times per year. NENA also gives access to study modules for the ENC(c) emergency nursing specialty certification through CNA. NENA and NENA AB are great resources for emergency nurses and a great space to network between colleagues not only provincially
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We are continually striving for improved communication amongst Emergency health care providers. Membership also provides reduced costs for courses that are regulated by NENA: TNCC, ENPC and CTAS
NENA-AB and NENA both offer annual bursaries which are available for any educational pursuit affecting your practice in Emergency Nursing, including support for Certification in Emergency Nursing (ENC (C)) through CNA. To be eligible for a bursary or an award, membership must be current for 2 and 3 years, respectively. NENA has an Award of Excellence, an Award for Research and Lifetime Awards that are available.
NENA-AB willingly supports, and is available to support education throughout the province. We have a wide variety of experts with presentations, as well as monetary support is available if requested.
