For Staff Nurses

Whether you’re early in your emergency nursing journey or a seasoned practitioner looking to consolidate or upskill, these blogs are designed to help you build confidence, deepen your knowledge, and continue developing in your ED role.

  • From Chaos to Clarity: Building Confidence in Your First ED Role
  • What Every New ED Nurse Should Know (But No One Tells You)
  • I’m New to Emergency Nursing: How Do I Eat the Elephant?
  • “I Didn’t Know That!”: 5 Things FEN Taught Me That Changed My Practice
  • What Makes a Great Emergency Nurse? The Answer Might Surprise You
  • Thinking of Becoming a Band 6 or 7, or CNM? Here’s How to Get There
  • What’s Next? Charting Your Emergency Nursing Career with FEN
  • From Chaos to Confidence: Building Competence with FEN Qualifications
  • Fast-Paced, High-Stakes, No Problem: Learning to Thrive in Emergency Nursing
  • Emergency Nursing Isn’t Just a Job—It’s a Profession. Let’s Treat It That Way
  • Tailoring Education in the ED: Why One Size No Longer Fits All
  • Webinars That Work: Learn When You Want, Where You Want, As Often As You Need
  • Learning Your Way: How FEN Supports Every Emergency Nurse’s Learning Style
  • One Size Doesn’t Fit All—And That’s the Power of FEN

 

For Sisters, Charge Nurses and CNMs

As a Band 6 or 7, you’re juggling clinical leadership, team support, and patient safety. These blogs will give you inspiration and practical ideas to lead with confidence, support your team, and grow your own skills too.

  • Thinking of Becoming a Band 6 or 7, or CNM? Here’s How to Get There
  • Step Up, Not Out: How to Lead in Emergency Care Without Leaving the Floor
  • Leadership in the ED: Learning to Manage, Motivate, and Mentor
  • Don’t Lose Your Nurses: Create a Culture That Supports Growth
  • Retention Starts with Recognition: Why Investing in Learning Pays Off
  • Emergency Care Is Changing. Are We Supporting Nurses to Keep Up?
  • Appraisal Gold: How to Link FEN Webinars to PDPs
  • What If Your ED Team Felt Valued Every Day? FEN Makes That Possible
  • What Changed in Emergency Care—and What We Can Do About It
  • Beyond Survival Mode: What Professional Development Should Look Like in EDs
  • Why Emergency Nurses Are Leaving—And What Might Make Them Stay
  • Mini-CEX, DOPS, and ESLE: Tools That Change the Way We Learn and Lead
  • Learning Your Way: How FEN Supports Every Emergency Nurse’s Learning Style
  • One Size Doesn’t Fit All—And That’s the Power of FEN

For ED Educators

Whether you’re a formal educator or just passionate about teaching, these blogs explore how to deliver high-quality, real-time training—even when time is short. Learn how to assess, inspire, and support others in the ED.

  • Not Enough Educators? Here’s How to Still Deliver Quality ED Training
  • Teaching on the Floor: How FEN Makes Real-Time Learning Possible
  • From Observation to Assessment: Turning Clinical Moments into Learning Opportunities
  • Peer Assessment Without the Panic: Using DOPS, Mini-CEX and ESLE with Confidence
  • Competence You Can See: Why Assessment Matters in Emergency Care
  • Appraisal Gold: How to Link FEN Webinars to PDPs
  • No Time to Train? Here’s What You Can Do Instead
  • Flexible, Focused, and Actually Useful: CPD That Fits the ED
  • From Assessor to Advocate: Empowering Senior Nurses Through FEN
  • How to Deliver CPD Without Pulling Staff Off the Floor
  • Bringing Records to Life: Why This FEN Webinar is a Must for Every Emergency Nurse
  • Learning Your Way: How FEN Supports Every Emergency Nurse’s Learning Style
  • One Size Doesn’t Fit All—And That’s the Power of FEN

 

For ED Leaders & Managers

You’re steering the ship, managing the chaos, and shaping the future. These blogs focus on workforce development, staff wellbeing, and sustainable change—while helping you hold onto your best people.

  • Workforce Development That Works: Plug FEN Into Your Strategy
  • Leadership in the Emergency Department: Who Supports the Supporters?
  • Don’t Lose Your Nurses: Create a Culture That Supports Growth
  • The Culture Shift We All Need: Moving from Survival to Professional Growth
  • Beyond Survival Mode: What Professional Development Should Look Like in EDs
  • Appraisal Gold: How to Link FEN Webinars to PDPs
  • From Burnout to Belonging: FEN’s Role in Building Resilient Teams
  • It’s Not a Luxury—It’s a Lifeline: Rethinking Learning in the ED
  • Emergency Nursing Isn’t Just a Job—It’s a Profession. Let’s Treat It That Way
  • Why Emergency Nurses Are Leaving—And What Might Make Them Stay
  • What the NHS England Acuity Project Means for You
  • No Time for Training? Build a Smarter CPD Strategy
  • Learning Your Way: How FEN Supports Every Emergency Nurse’s Learning Style
  • One Size Doesn’t Fit All—And That’s the Power of FEN