Welcome to the Academy of Emergency Nursing New Fellow Orientation. Congratulations and welcome to the Academy of Emergency Nursing. Thank you for your enduring and substantial contributions to the specialty of emergency nursing. Your induction into the Academy represents a pinnacle in your professional career as an emergency nurse. But becoming a Fellow is not an end, it is the next step on a continued journey of contributions to our specialty practice. This presentation is designed to orient you on the Academy's history, Academy operations, and expectations placed upon you as a Fellow in the Academy of Emergency Nursing. This presentation will begin by reviewing the historical context of the Academy of Emergency Nursing. We will discuss its founding, mission and vision, leadership history, and key Academy milestones. We will then review the Academy's guiding documents, discuss Fellowship Rights, and finally discuss a section called I've Been Inducted, Now What? So let's begin with the historical context. The Academy of Emergency Nursing was established by the Emergency Nurses Association on September 28, 2004, to honor emergency nurses who have made enduring, substantial contributions to emergency nursing, advance the profession of emergency nursing, including the healthcare system in which emergency nursing is delivered, provide visionary leadership to E-N-A-N-A-E-N. In 2019, the Academy adopted our mission and vision statements. The Academy's mission is to recognize and promote significant sustained excellence in emergency nursing in collaboration with the Emergency Nurses Association, and the Academy's vision statement is a dynamic collaborative partnership fostering excellence, advocacy and research in emergency nursing and promoting the development of nursing leaders. The mission and vision statements align with our purpose as stated in the A-E-N guidelines. The Academy launched its own dedicated community within E-N-A-Connect. Fellows are automatically added to the A-E-N Fellowship community within E-N-A-Connect following their induction. A-E-N-Connect is the primary communication method between the A-E-N Board and the Fellows. All formal communications will come via email from academy at E-N-A dot org. Please review and update your E-N-A-Connect profiles at least annually. The 2020 Academy Board created a shared mental model to help E-N-A members, fellow sponsors, and A-E-N Board members clarify definitions and expectations in each section of the application to maximize successful applications. It is important to note that the most heavily weighted section in the application is the enduring and substantial contributions to the emergency nursing specialty. For the 2021 application cycle, the Board consolidated all documents relating to the application process and placed them into one comprehensive document for potential applicants and sponsors. The impetus for the shared mental model and application manual all stem from a desire from Fellows for increased transparency in the application criteria. Developing a shared understanding of Fellowship criteria was the first step in this process of working toward achieving inter- and intra-rater reliability. Because of the work in 2020 and 2021, 2022's developments focused on codifying the shared mental model through additional collateral, each with varying informational tactics on the same shared understanding. This includes but is not limited to discussing the shared mental model in conference presentations and podcasts, publishing an article on the Academy in Connection, reviewing the process as a case study, and many more. In 2021, the Academy Board conducted implicit bias training prior to its review of Fellowship applications. This process was codified into policies and procedures in 2022 and will sustain in the years ahead. In addition to the implicit bias training, the AEN Board also completes annual shared mental model training prior to any application review. In conjunction with the implicit bias training, the Academy now blinds the authorship of sponsor letters during the application review process. We have published the weighting of various application sections to increase transparency and a shared understanding. And finally, beginning in 2022, the Academy Board now provides written feedback to unsuccessful applicants using a standardized form. One component of AEN's mission is to provide visionary leadership to ENA. Some of this is accomplished through Fellows serving on other work groups. The Academy has also conducted strategic planning and other brainstorming sessions during its annual business meetings. The recommendations of those sessions are shared with ENA leadership. But the Academy Fellows desired a mechanism for sustained visionary leadership. And so, in 2022, the Academy launched its Trailblazer program. The AEN Trailblazers program creates an AEN forum for Fellows to explore emerging and future issues in emergency nursing while providing thought leadership to the Academy Board to discuss with the ENA Board of Directors. The AEN Trailblazers program explores current or future issues that are of significance to emergency nursing and provide insight that is strategic, innovative, and forward-looking. Now let's talk about the Academy's guiding documents. There are two guiding documents for the Academy. The first and most important document is the Academy Guidelines. The AEN Guidelines is the governing document for the Academy. Revisions may be made by the Academy Board subject to ENA Board ratification. The second document is the Academy Application Manual. This is one comprehensive document that contains all the necessary information related to applying to become a Fellow. It was developed in 2020 by the Academy Board and it will be revised as necessary by the Academy Board. The Application Manual is subservient to the Academy Guidelines. In 2022 the Academy created a Standard AEN Policies document. This was created by the Academy Board and shall be subservient to the Academy Guidelines. It is available on the Academy website for Fellows at ena.org slash faen. Now let's talk about your rights as a Fellow. According to the Academy Guidelines here are the rights that you have as a Fellow in good standing. Use FAEN following their name. Use the AEN seal on printed professional nursing business cards. We will talk more about this on an upcoming slide. Participate in Academy meetings. Vote on Academy business. Be named in the directory of Fellows. Access the AEN Fellows Only section of ENA's website. When you are logged into ENA website, it recognizes that you are a Fellow and when you go to other areas, such as the Academy area, there are some options that are available to you there that you cannot access if you are not logged in. Sponsor or recommend ENA members for Fellowship. It is extremely important that you use current documents to mentor or sponsor potential applicants for Fellowship. Please, do not use your application as an exemplar of what to do to get into the Academy. Beginning in 2022 there is no limit to the number of individuals you may sponsor in a year. Serve on the AEN board and AEN work groups. Wear AEN pin on professional attire. Most Fellows bring their pin and wear it to all ENA conferences and meetings, but we do not wear them at social events that are more casually dressed. In addition to the professional pin, Fellows have Academy ribbons to wear below their badge at national ENA conferences. We also often have a separate and dedicated lanyard color to wear at ENA conferences. In compliance with ENA Governance Policy 1.01, your credentials need to follow ANCC's recommendations regarding how to display your credentials. In general though, your Fellowship credentials should appear at the end of your list of credentials. Let's now move on to our last section called I've been inducted in the Academy. Now what? The preferred method of communication is email using the address academy at ENA.org. Please do not send emails to individual ENA staff regarding Academy business. The academy at ENA.org is monitored closely by multiple staff and is the best way to receive a timely response. When the Academy board or ENA staff believe the entire Academy could benefit from the information, the information will be summarized and shared with the rest of the Fellows as necessary and appropriate. Most often, this will be via a post in the Fellows community of Connect. Academy dues are due annually by December 31st and are in addition to ENA membership dues. Notification of annual dues is sent via email mid-November. Payment not made by January 15th results in suspension of Fellowship rights, which are reinstated upon payment of dues. Payment of lifetime Fellowship dues is an available option. If you wish to explore this option, please contact ENA staff for details. The Academy encourages all Fellows to improve the health of communities and the nation by serving on boards and other regulatory and governing bodies. Nancy Mannion, ENA past president and 2015 Academy board chairperson, serves as the Academy's liaison to the NOBC. She provides a report annually in alignment with the Academy business meeting. Opportunities, as they arise, are posted on in the Connect community. You can also just go straight to the NOBC website anytime and search for opportunities and apply for them as you believe they are relevant. It is your responsibility as a Fellow to identify, recruit, and mentor future Academy applicants. This is a huge responsibility of recruiting and soliciting, sponsoring and supporting the future Fellows that will join our Academy. You should engage with potential applicants to facilitate their growth and provide counsel in many areas to enhance their success. Please keep in mind that certain Fellows in good standing are unable to write sponsorship letters due to leadership positions they hold within the Academy or ENA. The Academy guidelines and AEN application manual further detail these ineligibilities. It is extremely important that you do not submit a letter supporting someone if you feel that they are not yet ready to be a Fellow. Part of your professional responsibility as a Fellow is to have that crucial conversation that you do not believe that they are ready yet to become a Fellow and here's how you could help support them in their growth and development to get them to where they need to be sponsored for Fellowship. The Academy has its own apparel store within Land's End. This is exclusive to AEN Fellows and offers variety of AEN logo items. AEN logo is available in two options, full color or all white. Custom embroidery is available up to three lines on right chest. Additional information is posted on AEN Connect. We're excited to announce that Fellows can order Academy of Emergency Nursing business cards. Business cards must be purchased at your own expense using ENA's print-on-demand vendor, Graphic Arts Services, Inc. Use username Academy and use password ENA. If you need any assistance, please contact Academy at ENA.org and we will be happy to assist you. As previously mentioned, all Fellows in good standing are eligible to run for a member at large position on the AEN board. The election cycle is conducted annually each fall. There are usually four to eight candidates running for one position. An Academy Annual Business Meeting and the Academy Induction Ceremony will be held in conjunction with the ENA Annual Conference. Additional Academy gatherings are held at the discretion of the AEN board. So let's put everything together. Here are some key things that you may want to think about. First, are your ENA and Fellowship dues paid in current? Have you thoroughly reviewed the Academy guidelines? One of the things I would encourage you to do is to view the 2020 AEN Forms video to learn more about the shared mental model. You can also access it from the Academy website when you are logged in. Second, as a Fellow, please ensure that your ENA Connect profile is current and consider listing yourself as a mentor. Third, have you added FAEN to your business signature line? You may do this at work if your employer permits it, as well as any other professional emails that you send out. You may begin using the FAEN credential immediately following your induction, but not before. Fourth, are you ready to volunteer for future ENA or NOBC opportunities? Lastly, are you actively identifying mentoring and sponsoring future Fellows? Talk about and promote the Academy at every ENA meeting you attend. Thank you for attending this session. Questions may be directed to academy at ENA.org.

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