AF C EVALUATING C EMERGENCY NURSES

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AFRAMEWORK FORCREATING ANDEVALUATINGCOMPETENCIES FOREMERGENCYNURSESAuthors:Andrew D. Harding, MS, RN, CEN, NEA-BC, FACHE, FAHA, FAEN, Gayle E. Walker-Cillo, MSN/Ed, RN,CEN, CPEN, FAEN, Allison Duke, BSN, MBA, RN, CEN, Gabriel J. Campos, MSN, RN, CEN, CFRN, CPEN, andStephen J. Stapleton, PhD, RN, CEN, New Bedford, MA, Morristown, NJ, Redlands, CA, Chicago and Normal, ILSection Editor:Nancy McGowan, RN, PhDNurses have a duty to the public, their profession,and themselves to maintain and demonstratecompetence throughout their of patients access health care through the emergencydepartment, placing increased importance on ED NURSES tomaintain competencies.

ENA’s Movement Toward Competencies The ENA document Emergency Nursing: Scope and Stan-dards of Practice6 provides a strong foundation for profes- sional nurses to recognize and understand the current

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