Emergency Nurse Practitioner Scope and Standards of Practice

Delivers key knowledge for all stakeholders in the growing ENP field

This professional resource for ENPs delivers essential information supporting and delineating the growing role of the advanced practice nurse within emergency care settings. Co-published with the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP), it provides the ENP with a standard of care and scope of practice congruous with use in both clinical practice and academic preparation.

The text brings together recognized leaders in ENP practice from diverse settings nationwide and describes in depth the professional expectations of the ENP. With detailed information for educators, regulatory bodies, and practicing NPs, the book charts ENP standards of practice, competencies, and academic requirements and emphasizes the collaborative aspects of the ENP role as a member of the health care team. The book also explores the evolving and dynamic nature of ENP practice, serving as a guide to the knowledge, skills, and abilities required to provide safe and holistic emergency care.

Key Features:

• Edited and authored by the AAENP
• Offers in-depth information about the scope of ENP practice for educators, regulatory bodies, and practicing NPs
• Provides academic institutions with essential information for development and alignment of ENP programs
• Supports the development of institutional policies and procedures that involve ENPs
• Helps certification boards, licensing boards, malpractice attorneys, and other relevant organizations/individuals to better understand the role of the ENP

Wesley Davis, DNP, ENP-C, FNP-C, AGACNP-BC, FAANP, FAEN, FAAN is an assistant professor and the Dual Family/Emergency Nurse Practitioner Specialty Coordinator at the University of South Alabama College of Nursing. For over 20 years, Dr. Davis has worked as an emergency nurse in a variety of settings and has been widely published in emergency and trauma nursing. He is the current president of AAENP and author of the Emergency Nurse Practitioner Scope and Standards, due to be co-published by Springer Publishing and AAENP in December 2023.  

Dr. Dian Dowling Evans is Professor Emeritus and former Program Director of the Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing at Emory University. With over 30 years of clinical experience as an emergency nurse practitioner (ENP), Dr. Evans helped to pioneer and advance the ENP role. Her contributions include collaborating with a core group of ENP national leaders to establish the American Academy of Emergency Nurse Practitioners (AAENP) serving as a founding board member and Past-Chair. During her tenure she established and led the ENP Special Practice Group for the American Association of Nurse Practitioners and the ENP Special Interest Group for the National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Faculties.