NWA

10/24/2025

This is your final opportunity to secure your spot at the 2025 ARNA Fall Conference! Registration officially closes today, and we don’t want you to miss out on this year's event for nursing professionals across the state.

Join us for a dynamic program featuring cutting-edge sessions, expert speakers, and excellent networking opportunities designed to advance nursing practice and professional growth.

Don’t wait—register now to be part of a meaningful experience that supports your career and connection with fellow nurses.

10/05/2025

📰 Critical Updates for Emergency Nurses from Washington, D.C.

Join ENA's Government Relations Team on Oct. 15 at 2 p.m. Central time for The View From Washington: Critical Updates for Emergency Nurses.

This free webinar will break down the latest federal action shaping emergency nursing, including:

⚡ ED Overcrowding & Boarding - new legislative strategies
🛡️ Workplace Violence Prevention - federal protections for nurses
💚 Nurse Well-Being - updates on the Dr. Lorna Breen Act
💉 Fentanyl Testing - national efforts to address exposure

💬 Live Q&A: Bring your questions about federal policies and initiatives affecting emergency nursing.

Featuring insights from:
- Richard Mereu, ENA Chief Government Relations Officer
- Rob Kramer, ENA Director of Government Relations
- Ryan McBride - Congressional Affairs Director, Advocacy & Practice Affairs, ACEP
- Corey Feist - CEO & Co-Founder, Dr. Lorna Breen Heroes' Foundation

🔗 Register now: https://ena-org.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_HQA_c1r5TaykR-E4noBf6g #/registration

09/27/2025

ENA recently released a new Action Alert for the Save Healthcare Workers Act that would make it a federal crime to assault hospital personnel — with tougher penalties when weapons, injury or public emergencies are involved.

It's time for action. ✉️ Click the link to contact your representatives and senators and urge them to support H.R. 3178/S. 1600, which would provide more options to the federal government to combat violence against emergency nurses. https://bit.ly/3WgokQB

08/26/2025

Bob Pettus had a profound impact as an inspiration to many Fire, EMS, First Responders, and Emergency staff members across Arkansas and has spoken at our own Arkansas ENA Conferences. Our thoughts and prayers are with the Pettus family during this difficult time.

08/06/2025

Coming to Arvest Ball Park in October!

07/04/2025

This Independence Day, we say a special thanks to the nurses working through the holiday and every day to keep their communities safe. Nurses across the country are on the frontlines treating injuries, including burns caused by fireworks and other accidents. American Nurses Enterprise wishes you a very happy Fourth of July and reminds you to please celebrate safely.


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07/02/2025

🚨 The Senate has passed H.R.1, AKA "One Big Beautiful Bill", if signed into law the bill would devastate access to care for millions of Americans and place even more strain on nurses.

“Patients and nurses deserve better,” said ANA President Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN. "Medicaid is not just a budget line—it’s a lifeline. It supports older adults in nursing homes, children with complex needs, and working families. It also funds the very healthcare facilities where nurses work."

Cuts to Medicaid mean:
- Hospital and clinic closures, especially in rural and underserved communities
- Increased nurse burnout and attrition
- Worse patient outcomes nationwide

This is an important reminder that voters care deeply about health care, and they are paying attention. Constituents, especially nurses and their patients, are relying on our elected officials to do the right thing and to protect Medicaid.

Read ANA's statement: https://ow.ly/hoaE50Wjn6T

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06/13/2025

06/04/2025

The House recently passed a budget resolution that would result in drastic and harmful cuts to the Medicaid program. ENA recently shared its position on this legislation: https://www.ena.org/news-publications/newsroom/ena-voices-opposition-devastating-medicaid-cuts

Tell your senators what Medicaid means to emergency nurses through ENA's Action Alert: https://www.votervoice.net/ENA/Campaigns/127302/Respond

05/30/2025

Congratulations to our NW Arkansas ENA members Megan Lundquist and Danita Mullins for receiving the Nursing Competency in Aging Award and the Gail P. Lenehan Advocavy Award from ENA (Emergency Nurses Association)!!!!

🎉 Congratulations! 🎉

ENA is thrilled to announce the ENA Annual Achievement Award recipients. Congrats to:

🟣 Behind the Scenes Award: Jan Turner
🟣 Clinical Nurse Specialist Award: Dawn Zakzesky
🟣 Crisis Response Team Award: Children's Mercy Adele Hall Team and Fort Duncan Regional Medical Center ED Team
🟣 Frank L. Cole Nurse Practitioner Award: Melanie Gibbons Hallman
🟣 Gail P. Lenehan Advocacy Award: Danita Mullins
🟣 Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives of the Year Award: Hershaw Davis, Jr.
🟣 Lifetime Achievement Award: Mary Leblond, Gwyn Parris-Atwell, Sally Snow
🟣 Nurse Leader Award: Kristin Malvik
🟣 Nurse Researcher Award: Jane Muir
🟣 Nursing Competency in Aging Award: Megan Lundquist
🟣 Nursing Education Award: Karen Schill
🟣 Pediatric Readiness Improvement Award: Sara Daykin
🟣 Council/Chapter Government Affairs Award: California ENA, Texas ENA, Wisconsin ENA
🟣 Team Awards: Indiana ENA Forensics Committee, Jefferson East Emergency Department Education Team, Texas ENA Conference Planning Committee

Learn more: https://www.ena.org/news-publications/newsroom/ena-names-harriet-hawkins-2025-judith-c-kelleher-award-recipient