Hi Plains ENA

01/28/2022

Networking, Engaging, Recharging—-learning to be a better leader at the 2022 ENA Leadership conference in Charleston, South Carolina. Interested in becoming a board member—or even a member at large? I would love to help you succeed!

01/23/2022

The ED is not a COVID-19 testing site. Visit https://www.hhs.gov/coronavirus/community-based-testing-sites/index.html to find a local site and only visit the ED if you have an emergency.

09/02/2021

Sharing information for people who need it.

09/02/2021

Don’t forget to vote!! These are awesome people striving to do amazing work!!!

07/21/2021

07/18/2021

New Texas ENA logo!!

06/01/2021

Hopefully you have identified at least one worthy individual. You’ve downloaded the forms.. now what?
If you haven’t already, talked to your nominee. Tell them what you would like to do, and why you thought of them. Give/email them a copy of the criteria.. each award has different criteria.
Tips for strong writing
Outcomes… How many people have they touched? Do you have quotes from people who were impacted? How many classes? Any change in statistics? (i.e. patient satisfaction scores after implementation of a new process.)
Different examples.. Stronger applications have more than one example. Maybe you can highlight one strength from your team and your 2nd nominator (if applicable) can highlight another strength or outcome
Good English. Do you want to read this? Does it flow? Complete sentences?
Briefer is not necessarily stronger. Yes, we are ER nurses, we love bullet points, but this isn’t the time. You have 200 words per criteria, use them!!

05/26/2021

Call for award nominations! When you think of a certain ENA member, what makes them stand out? There is an award for that!
The deadline for nominations is June 15, get started now!
Tips for a successful award nomination:
1. Identify that "special" person who has been important to your ENA chapter or community
2. Visit txena.org/committees and the Awards and Honors tab. Find an award that best fits your nominee's talents or contributions.
3. Download the forms from the committee page. Select a partner to write the application with you.
4. Interview your nominee, ask them to help you. It's great interaction for both of you!!
Contact me JoAnn Craze (email: joanncraze88@gmail.com) with questions. More to come... get started!

Please contact secretary@txena.org if you would like to request a copy of committee reports or charges assigned to each committee.

01/22/2021

Topic: Convert a Peripheral IV to a Mid-Line in the ED
Date: Feb 10, 2021
Time: 7:30 PM -9:00 PM (PST)
Speaker-Matt Reavill

Register in advance for this meeting at :
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZAuf-6vrTkqHdOv4iRiJRsmjdAVm8ioTHAw

ReavillMED has developed an innovative way to make the first needlestick in a hospital accomplish all therapies.

The one-needle hospital stays
The concept is simple. Once the patient is admitted to the hospital, the clinician inserts the PICC line catheter. The PICC line may be used for all patient needs and, if necessary, it can remain with the patient at discharge. These versatile, arm-placed central lines have been used for well over 30 years in home health for long-term IV therapies and blood draws.

But their use in emergency medicine, EMS, and early-stage hospital admissions has been limited, due to their long insertion times (typically 30 minutes).
ReavillMED has changed the role and utilization of PICC lines by making them significantly easier and quicker to insert. The technology infuses their long PICC line catheter into an IV line, similar to the way an IV push is given. If the patient has a good working IV line in a good vein, the clinician will only need to add this device to the line to make it a long-term PICC.

01/19/2021

Lubbock Offering COVID-19 vaccinations—FREE!!!

10/12/2020

Proclamation from Mayor Pope and the City Council declaring this week Emergency Nurses Week! Love the support of our community for our nurses.

10/12/2020

There is no better group of nurses I would be so privileged to be a part of! Emergency Nurses Rock! Don’t you ever forget you value.

10/10/2020

Fantastic history of all of the Texas ENA presidents up to and including our current president
Gala was via zoom with a roaring 20’s theme!!

10/07/2020

You have a 💛! Join or renew beginning Oct. 15 to take advantage of ENA's 50-hour sale when you'll save 20% off all membership types.

Enter code GOLD at checkout and celebrate 🎉! https://bit.ly/2JTzZRg

09/11/2020

Let’s get a group together to go!!!

09/08/2020

When we should be in Vegas-we compromise. Emergency Nurse Association General Assembly 2020–virtual style! Only benefit is no line in the bathroom. Miss networking and hugging my friends from across the great state of Texas and the rest of our nation!!!

08/24/2020

Something to think about!

Emergency nurses are exposed to both primary and secondary trauma with attendant sequelae in both work and personal spheres. The purpose of the study …

08/20/2020

2020 ENA National Elections are now OPEN!! You should have received an email with a link to the ballot. Make your vote count!!!