Which organization provides standards of care and a certification (CEN) for emergency nurses?

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Which organization provides standards of care and a certification (CEN) for emergency nurses?

In nursing, a professional organization for a specialty sets care standards and often offers certification to validate expertise. For emergency nursing, the Emergency Nurses Association is the group that establishes practice standards for the specialty and oversees the certification pathway that yields the Certified Emergency Nurse credential. This combination makes it the best fit for describing both standards of care and a recognized certification for emergency nurses. The other organizations focus on different areas—American Heart Association concentrates on cardiovascular care and resuscitation guidelines, the National League for Nursing on nursing education, and the Centers for Disease Control on public health surveillance and guidelines, not a specialty nursing certification.

In nursing, a professional organization for a specialty sets care standards and often offers certification to validate expertise. For emergency nursing, the Emergency Nurses Association is the group that establishes practice standards for the specialty and oversees the certification pathway that yields the Certified Emergency Nurse credential. This combination makes it the best fit for describing both standards of care and a recognized certification for emergency nurses. The other organizations focus on different areas—American Heart Association concentrates on cardiovascular care and resuscitation guidelines, the National League for Nursing on nursing education, and the Centers for Disease Control on public health surveillance and guidelines, not a specialty nursing certification.

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