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at the most recent annual conference of JEN is the official journal of ENA (n.d.-d). it is
ENA can give an overview of topics of inter- a peer-reviewed, bimonthly journal offering
est in emergency nursing research. Much original research and clinical articles on the E
research is generated in response to practice clinical, professional, political, administra-
issues (Li, Juarez, & Gates, 2010; Schumacher, tive, and educational aspects of emergency
Gleason, Holloman, & McLeod, 2010; Tanabe, nursing. On the basis of an examination of all
Gisondi, Barnard, Lucenti, & Cameron, 2009). issues from 2005 to October 2010, JEN pub-
Additional research areas include compe- lished a total of 90 original research articles.
tency delineation (Hoyt et al., 2010), pediatric There is a steady increase in the number of
emergency care (Qazi, Altamimi, Tamim, & original research articles published in this
Serrano, 2010), forensic nursing (MacLean, journal each year.
Desy, Juarez, Perhats, & Gacki-Smith, 2006), JTN is the official journal of the Society
emergency education (Jackson, 2010), ED of Trauma Nurses (n.d.). JTN’s mission is to
technology, injury prevention (Désy, Howard, provide original, peer-reviewed articles and
Perhats, & Li, 2010), emergency management information that reflect the practice of trauma
and preparedness (Lenaghan, Smith, & nursing in the areas of clinical practice, edu-
Gangahar, 2006), and geriatric emergencies cation, health policy and administration, and
(Roethler, Adelman, & Parsons, 2011). research. JTN is intended for nursing profes-
The ENA Foundation (n.d.) is the pri- sionals and all health care providers involved
mary source of funding for emergency nurs- in trauma care, from first responder through
ing research. The foundation offers research rehabilitation.
grants and awards to advance the special- The Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal
ized practice of emergency nursing and/or is the peer-reviewed journal for advanced
to facilitate collaborative research between practice nurses. This journal is published
nurses and physicians. Partnering with four times a year and focuses on research
other entities, the foundation offers three that deals with evidence-based practice.
research programs: Emergency Medicine Accident and Emergency Nursing, the
Foundation/ENA Foundation Team Research official journal of the Emergency Nurses’
Grant, ENA Foundation/Sigma Theta Tau Association of Australia, is published quar-
international Research Grant, and ENA terly (Elsevier, n.d.). it is a peer-reviewed
Foundation industry-Supported Research journal that caters to all levels of staff work-
Grant. Examples of recently funded research ing in emergency settings throughout the
grants include using electronic medical rec- world. The journal aims at promoting excel-
ord reminders to improve triage protocol lence through dissemination of high-quality
compliance: “Understanding Why Emergency research findings, specialist knowledge,
Department Healthcare Providers Do Not and discussion of professional issues that
Screen for Family Violence,” “The relation- reflect the diversity of this field. in additional
ship of leadership style and horizontal vio- to these three journals, original research
lence in emergency department staff nurse articles on emergency nursing can also be
retention,” and “Stress and Resilience in found in other general medical and nursing
Emergency Nurses Following Trauma Care” journals including cardiology and pediatrics
(ENA Foundation, n.d.). journals.
Research findings in emergency nurs- Journals focusing on ED nursing have
ing are published primarily in the Journal become increasingly involved in partnering
of Emergency Nursing (JEN), the Journal with nurse researchers to help disseminate
of Trauma Nursing (JTN), the Advanced research for the utilization of this special-
Emergency Nursing Journal, and the Accident ized knowledge by health care providers at
and Emergency Nursing. Published since 1975, the bedside. Emergency nurses also work