COVID-19

ENA has dedicated this page to collect the most relevant, up-to-date news as well as valuable resources regarding COVID-19.

For all clinical COVID-19 questions, please email ENA’s Quality and Safety team.
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The Emergency Nurses association encourages everyone – including all health care providers – to refer to and follow the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention regarding COVID-19.

 Clinical Topics and Resources

Below are a variety of resources for emergency health care providers to ensure their own safety, stay up-to-date on guidelines and inform the community of this infectious disease. For all updates regarding ENA events, membership, courses and more, please click here. To learn how to support each other or ask for support from those in your community, click here.

COVID-19 Clinical Resources

• Checklist for Sickle Cell Patients Presenting to ED During COVID-19 Pandemic (ASH)
• Rapid Expert Consultation on Staffing Considerations for Crisis Standards of Care for the COVID-19 Pandemic (July 28)
• ACMT Webinar Series: Medical & Public Health Considerations of COVID-19
• ASPR TRACIE: Healthcare System Considerations for Resumption of Services during COVID-19
• HHS/ASPR COVID-19 Clinical Rounds
• GEDC COVID-19 Links and Resources
• SafeDose Mobile and Desktop Platform
• Elsevier’s Novel Coronavirus Information Center
• Emerging Infectious Diseases in the Emergency Care Setting
• AACN: COVID-19: Top 5 AACN Clinical Education Resources
• Crisis Standards of Care – Chapter 8. Out of Hospital and Alternate Care Systems
• Thromboembolism and Anticoagulant Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Interim Clinical Guidance from the ANticoagulation Forum
  

Community/Patient Resources

• CDC Know the Facts About Coronavirus
• CDC: How to Select, Wear and Clean Your Mask
• NETEC- 2019 Novel Coronavirus Resource Site
• CDC – Natural Disasters, Severe Weather and COVID-19
  

Government Relations & Advocacy

Emergency Response & Volunteer Opportunities

• Emergency Response by States and Nurses (NCSBN)
• Emergency Healthcare Response Volunteer Requests by State (AANP)
• Volunteer Need by State (ACS)
• HHS/ASPR Health Professionals Emergency Volunteer Registry
• ANA: Guidance for Nurses Who Want to Volunteer
• Team RUBICON Disaster Response
• American Red Cross

Leadership

COVID-19 and Children

• Clinical Guidance for Pediatric Patients with MIS-C (American College of Rheumatology)
  
• Person-Centered Guidelines for Preserving Family Presence in Challenging Times
• AAP: Family Presence Policies During COVID-19 Pandemic
• Health Care Toolbox: Addressing the psychological and emotional impact of the COVID-19 pandemic for children, families and healthcare staff
• Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C) Associated with Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• AAP COVID-19 ECHO
• Clinical Pathway for Evaluation of Possible Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome
• CDC: Information for Pediatric Healthcare Providers
• Critical Crossroads: Pediatric Mental Health Care for Children in the Emergency Department

International Resources

• World Health Organization International
• World Health Organization Rolling Updates
• Canada Health Services
• United Kingdom National Health Services
• European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
• Australian Government Department of Health
• Italy Ministry of Health
• Mexico Ministry of Health
• South Korea Ministry of Health and Welfare
• Saudi Arabia Ministry of Health
• U.A.E. Ministry of Health
• Hong Kong Center for Health Protection
• South Africa Department of Health

General ENA COVID-19 Resources

Self-Care

• Nurses Together: Connecting Through Conversations
• The Well-being Initiative
• Nurse Suicide Prevention/Resilience
• ANA Center for Ethics and Human Rights: Code of Ethics for Nurses, Provision 5: Self-Care & COVID-19
• Nurses Guide to Mental Health Support Services
• Joint Commission: Supporting Clinician Health in the Post-COVID Pandemic Era Joint Statement
• TJC Quick Safety #54: Promoting Psychosocial Well-being of Health Care Staff During Crisis
  
• Compassion Fatigue ENA Topic Brief
• The Well Nurse ENA Topic Brief
• American Foundation for Suicide Prevention – Mental Health and COVID-19
• CDC Stress and Coping During COVID-19 Outbreak
• Hope in Leadership – Cindy Lefton, PhD, RN, CPXP
• No, I Am Fine. The Continuum of Burnout, STS, CF, and PTSD in Emergency Nurses Course
• Grokker
• SAMHSA Tips for Disaster Responders
• APNA Managing Stress & Self-Care During COVID-19: Information for Nurses

National and Consensus Guidelines

• American Heart Association CPR & Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• EMTALA Requirements and Implications Related to COVID-19 (Revised 3/30/2020)
• Updated Guidance on Evaluating and Testing Persons for Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)
• Interim U.S. Guidance for Risk Assessment and Public Health Management of Healthcare Personnel with Potential Exposure in a Healthcare Setting to Patients with Coronavirus Disease 2019
• ASPR TRACIE Crisis Standards of Care
• ASPR TRACIE Considerations for the Use of Temporary Surge Sites for Managing Seasonal Patient Surge
• SCCM Surviving Sepsis Campaign COVID-19 Guidelines

PPE, Supplies, Staffing

• ENA Statement on Emergency Nurse Protection During COVID-19 Pandemic
• ENA PPE Action Guide
• CDC – Summary Strategies to Optimize the Supply of PPE during Shortages
• CSTS – Sustaining the Well-Being of Healthcare Personnel During Coronavirus and Other Infectious Disease Outbreaks
• Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
• COVID-19 Infection Prevention and Control in Healthcare Settings: Questions and Answers
• Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology (APIC) COVID-19 Resources
• Emory University School of Medicine Conserving PPE
• NETEC: Personal Protective Equipment for 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)
• ASPR COVID-19 Healthcare Planning Checklist
  

Airway & Resuscitation Management: Ventilators, ARDS, Prone Positioning

• ENA and Syneos Health Webinar – Invasive BiPAP: An Innovative Alternative to Ventilatory Management for COVID-19 Patients (Webinar Recording)
• ENA and Syneos Health Webinar – Invasive BiPAP: An Innovative Alternative to Ventilatory Management for COVID-19 Patients (PowerPoint)
• Clinical Management of Critically Ill Adults with Coronavirus Disease 2019
• COVID-19: Top 5 AACN Clinical Education Resources for You from AACN
• Prone Positioning for Hypoxic Respiratory Failure – Alfred ICU Guideline
• Training: AARC National Stockpile
• AACN COVID-19 Pulmonary, ARDS and Ventilator Resources
• Solheim Enterprises: Mechanical Ventilation 101
• Solheim Enterprises: Respiratory Therapy Needs Our Help!
• COVID airway management: SAS consensus statement
  

Palliative and End-of-Life Care

COVID Bytes

ENA has recorded the following short audio micro-learning clips to educate emergency nurses about various COVID-19 related topics. Tune in to each to learn more.

• Nurse Wellness
• Strategic National Stockpile Ventilators
• Mechanical Ventilators 101
• Mechanical Ventilators 102
• Mechanical Ventilators 103
• CPR and Emergency Cardiovascular Care
• Palliative and End-of-Life Care for the COVID-19 Patient in the ED

COVID-19 Infographics

ENA has created the following infographics to provide brief education on COVID-19 related topics. Click on each image to enlarge.

ENA Podcast | COVID-19 Episodes

Episodes 22 and 26 of the ENA Podcast focus on COVID-19. Episode 22 features a discussion with ENA member and Program Director for Serious Communicable Diseases at Emory University Hospital Sharon Vanairsdale. In “Information About the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV)” Sharon discusses what health care workers need to know; how hand hygiene is one of the most important risk-mitigating factors; remembering to identify, isolate, inform; refresher training for PPE and more. Creator of The Burnout Book Anna Rodriguez joins in episode 26 to share helpful information about stress and burnout during the ongoing pandemic.

ENA Updates

Stay tuned to this section for updates from ENA.

#ENATogether with Mike Hastings Virtual Town Hall | May 29

Watch the recording of ENA’s second #ENATogether with Mike Hasatings Virtual Town Hall recording from May 29. ENA President Mike Hastings leads the discussion and Q&A regarding various topics related to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.

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