ENA online orientation: Worth it?

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Any opinions on the ENA online orientation program for new ER nurses? It offers 43 online modules that jibe with Sheehy's content. I'd enjoy doing something like that on my own, and I think my employer might pick up the $600 tab. But is it worth it? I'd appreciate hearing from anyone who's taken it.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

I have done it. It is great. Especially if someone else is paying for it.

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Thanks for your reply. The course is described as being appropriate for newbie or veteran. Would you agree? And how long does a typical module take to complete?

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

Of course it would be more valuable to a newbie, but it is a very good course and anyone would learn alot from it I believe. As too how long each module takes, that depends totally on the reading and comprehension skills of the person using it.

The modules are very comprehensive and thorough

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Specializes in Nephrology, Cardiology, ER, ICU.

The level one trauma center where I used to work uses these modules for orientation - fantastic info...

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Thanks, Trauma. I'm trying to get a feel for how long a typical module is. Would it be feasible to do one a week, one a day? How much reading is involved? I work three days a week.

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

Some of them are shorter, some longer. If I recall, the Cardiology section was the longest. Each module awards the learner a certain number of hours, and I believe cardio was worth 5 hours of CEUs. The whole thing was worth about 60-something hours of CEUs. I took the online modules as part of my ED nursing fellowship last year, and they were fabulous! We did our fellowship over the course of about 2 months, and we'd typically do 8 hours of online modules each week.

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Thanks. That gives me an idea of the time commitment. I think I'm going to pitch this to my new manager.

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Specializes in ED, ICU, PSYCH, PP, CEN.

a module a week is a good goal

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Specializes in EMS, ED, Trauma, CEN, CPEN, TCRN.

I still have the module listing from when I did the fellowship. I'll upload it here -- it has a time estimate for each module. This is a year old, so things could have changed.

These are also excellent for CEN study. :)

ENA-ContactHours.pdf

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Terrific, Lunah! Exactly what I needed. Thanks much.

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