Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Named Official Journal of American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners

Newswise — March 10, 2015 – Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal today announced that AENJ will be the official journal of the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP)—a recently formed organization dedicated to evidence-based practice in advanced practice emergency nursing. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

"The AAENP reflects emergency nurse practitioners' commitment to developing evidence-based practice in the provision of interdisciplinary care for emergency department patients, as well as for the educational and clinical preparation of ENPs," comments AENJ Co-Editor K. Sue Hoyt, PhD, RN, FNP-BC, CEN, FAEN, FAANP, FAAN. "It's a natural fit with our journal's long-standing focus on standards for high-quality care for those working in the ED setting," adds Jean A. Proehl, RN, MN, CEN, CPEN, FAEN, Co-Editor of AENJ.

"We're honored and excited to become affiliated with this top-quality, prestigious journal, recognized as among the leading journals of advanced emergency nursing practice," comments Elda G. Ramirez, PhD, RN, FNP-C, FAANP, President and Founder of AAENP. "We're confident that this partnership will help achieve our mutual goals of establishing the scope of practice, training programs, and standards of care to support ENPs in providing high-quality nursing practice, in this country and around the world."

Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal is a long-established, widely read and respected publication of advanced practice in emergency nursing. Each issue presents peer-reviewed research, features and a research-to-practice column that are directly relevant to advanced practice nursing in the emergency department.

Members of AAENP will receive each quarterly issue of Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal as a benefit of membership. Members and subscribers can also access the full contents of each issue on the AENJ iPad app.

The editors also encourage all AAENP members and other readers to consider sharing their research and insights with their colleagues by submitting manuscripts to Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal. To learn more about submitting to AENJ using Wolters Kluwer’s Editorial Manager System visit http://www.editorialmanager.com/aenj/.

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About Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal is a peer-reviewed journal designed to meet the needs of advanced practice clinicians, clinical nurse specialists, nurse practitioners, healthcare professionals, and clinical and academic educators in emergency nursing. Articles contain evidence-based material that can be applied to daily practice. Continuing Education opportunities are available in each issue. Feature articles focus on in-depth, state of the science content relevant to advanced practice nurses and experienced clinicians in emergency care.

About the AAENP The American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners promotes high quality, evidence based practice for nurse practitioners providing emergency care for patients of all ages and acuities in collaboration with an interdisciplinary team. More specifically, the Academy seeks to establish guidelines for quality and safety emergency health care, encourage continuing clinical education of emergency nurse practitioners, support training and education in emergency care, facilitate research in emergency care, and collaborate with professional health organizations and academic institutions.

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