Supporting clinical excellence in emergency environments

Elsevier Clinical eLearning emergency nursing courses are professionally-designed, interactive, and self-paced. Courses are developed by masters-prepared nurses to enhance clinical competency and empower confident, consistent and expert patient care in emergency situations when immediate action is needed.

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Emergency nursing courses available

• ENA: Emergency Nursing Orientation 3.0*^

  Authored by the Emergency Nurses Association, this exclusive Clinical eLearning course offers a comprehensive, evidence-based solution for emergency nursing orientation, supporting new and experienced nurses in providing competent care. This blended-learning program consists of 45 interactive online lessons and includes a case study based, problem-oriented approach to learning.

• ENA: Emergency Nurse Residency Program This multiweek, blended learning program includes didactic, instructor-led modules, online self-paced courses, and coaching along with self-care support tools to help new nurses integrate into the ED setting.

• ENA: Emergency Nursing Certification Review 1.1^

  Authored by ENA, this course was designed to help nurses prepare for the CEN® exam, administered by the ENA-affiliated Board of Certification of Emergency Nursing (BCEN®). In addition to helping emergency nurses advance their careers, certification is a boon for their employers, helping them to be recognized as providing safe, competent emergency care and meet the professional development requirements necessary to be awarded Magnet® status by the American Nurses Credentialing center.

• ENA: Handling Psychiatric Emergencies 1.1*^

  Authored by ENA, this unique course helps nurses ensure safety while providing optimal care to patients experiencing psychiatric emergencies. The course provides in-depth focus on handling a broad range of psychiatric emergencies and helps instill confidence in nurses who face these situations. The course’s 16 lessons include case studies, knowledge checks and custom live-action videos that explore common psychiatric scenarios and interventions.

• ENA: Pediatric Emergency Nursing Certification Review 1.1^

  Authored by ENA, this interactive course helps emergency nurses provide safe, effective care to pediatric patients with conditions requiring emergency care. This course follows the blueprint for the CPEN exam and helps nurses prepare for the challenging test.

• Mosby’s ECG Interpretation 3.0*

  Mosby’s ECG Interpretation 3.0 educates nurses and monitor technicians in ECG basics, ECG interpretation and 12-lead ECG interpretation. This course includes an interactive interface using electronic ECG calipers, ECG ruler and more rhythm-tracing images to help learners apply their knowledge.

• ENA: Emergency Severity Index

  The Emergency Severity Index 2.0 Online Course equips emergency nurses with the knowledge and skills to apply the ESI algorithm accurately. Through interactive modules, case-based examples, and integrated knowledge checks, learners gain confidence in prioritizing patients based on acuity and resource needs.

• ENA: Triage Curriculum

  The Triage Curriculum is designed to focus on the Emergency Department nurse’s knowledge and skills specifically tailored to triage. A triage nurse must have exceptional critical thinking skills, clinical expertise, and communication skills, as well as compassion and a comprehensive understanding of triage as a point-of-entry process.

• ENA: Geriatric Emergency Nursing Education (GENE) Portfolio This selection of 4 courses provides ED nurses with a comprehensive suite of geriatric education courses designed to improve clinical competency, communication, cultural awareness, and patient-centered care delivery for older adults.

  • Foundational Knowledge Build a systematic approach to geriatric ED care grounded in the 4Ms Framework. Nurses develop the competency to assess and manage the complex, high-stakes presentations most common in older adults.

  • Empathy & Limited English Proficiency Communication gaps are a patient safety risk. This course equips nurses with empathetic communication strategies and practical tools for patients with limited English proficiency, because how nurses communicate directly shapes care quality and clinical outcomes.

  • High-Risk Patients Serious conditions in geriatric patients often hide behind vague, atypical symptoms. Case-based modules and realistic patient scenarios sharpen clinical recognition for the presentations most likely to be missed, before they become patient safety events.

  • Caring for Veterans Veterans carry unique health histories, military culture, and care considerations that shape their emergency department experience. This course equips nurses to deliver informed, respectful, veteran-centered care across VA and non-VA settings.