FIGURE 2

Nursing Camp 2004 attendees pose under the riverfront mural of Southeast Missouri

Hospital, Cape Girardeau, Missouri.

ACEP/ENA Policy Statement on

Delivery Agents for Procedural

Sedation and Analgesia by

Emergency Nurses

The Emergency Nurses Association(ENA) and the American College ofEmergency Physicians (ACEP) support

J O U R N A L U P D A T E / B o w m a n a n d S t i l s o n

Has camp been successful? Eachyear, camper evaluations are compiledand assessed. The results show that animpact is being made on the lives ofthose attending camp. Comments haveincluded the following: ‘‘It opened myeyes to job options that I never knewexisted,’’ ‘‘I know now that nursing iswhat I want as my career,’’ and ‘‘It mademe want to become a nurse even more.’’

the delivery of medications used forprocedural sedation and analgesia bycredentialed emergency nurses workingunder the direct supervision of anemergency physician. These agentsinclude but are not limited toetomidate, propofol, ketamine, fentanyl,and midazolam.

Approved by the ACEP Boardof Directors April, 2005 and theEmergency Nurses Association

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Campers see whatnursing is like in thetrenches, alongside realnurses. . .that’s vastlydifferent than overheadprojector presentationsand classroom lectures.

(ENA) Board March, 2005.

Simultaneously published, October2005, Annals of Emergency Medicine.

Evaluations from Nursing Camp2004 prompted some changes in thisyear’s camp schedule. Camp will beshortened by a half day, closing onThursday evening instead of Fridaynoon, to make it easier for parents to

attend the closing banquet. More ‘‘downtime’’ at the dorm will be built intoeach day for rest and socialization.

Southeast Missouri Hospital alreadyhas benefited from introducing campersto nursing. While planning their futurecareers, two 2004 attendees recently havebeen hired as a pharmacy technicianand a nurse assistant.

‘‘Campers see what nursing is likein the trenches, alongside real nurses,’’says Sharon Stinson, MSA, BSN, CAN,BC, director of patient-care servicesand past camp director. ‘‘That’s vastlydifferent than overhead projectorpresentations and classroom lectures.’’

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1. Health Resources and ServicesAdministration, Bureau of HealthProfession Y2002w. Projected supply andshortages of registered nurses: 2000Q2020.Available from: http://bhpr.hrsa.gov/healthworkforce/reports/rnproject/report.htm. Accessed September 9, 2004.

2. Farella C. School of hard knocks: isracism a fixture of nursing academia?Nurs Spectrum (DC edition) 2002;12:20Q1.

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