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What's in a Name?

What's in a Name? Article: TME200174 Date: July 20, 2012 Time: 20:17 Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 195–196 Copyright 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins FROM THE Editors Jean A. Proehl, K. Sue Hoyt What’s in a Name? In the previous issue of Advanced Emergency and the Emergency Room Nurses Associa- Nursing Journal, the inappropriateness of tion; the resulting organization was named the terms “mid-level provider” and “physician the Emergency Department Nurses Associa- extender” was discussed (Hoyt, 2012). Prior tion. The name was changed in 1985 to the to that, we explored the difference between Emergency Nurses Association in recognition the terms “evidence-based practice,” “stan- of the fact that emergency nurses do not just dard of care,” and “best practice” (Proehl & practice in emergency departments (EDs). To Hoyt, 2012). Some readers probably think, So be inclusive of all nurses who practice our what,it’sjustsemantics.Sowhat? Do seman- specialty, the words matter. tics matter? Some minor points may not be What is our specialty? If you said “emer- worth quibbling about, but the fact remains gency medicine,” do you have a medical li- that words are powerful and can create or cense? You are not a physician, you http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Wolters Kluwer Health

What's in a Name?

Hoyt, K. Sue
Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal , Volume 34 (3) – Jul 1, 2012
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© 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
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1931-4485
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10.1097/TME.0b013e3182617a2b
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22842960
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Article: TME200174 Date: July 20, 2012 Time: 20:17 Advanced Emergency Nursing Journal Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 195–196 Copyright 2012 Wolters Kluwer Health | Lippincott Williams & Wilkins FROM THE Editors Jean A. Proehl, K. Sue Hoyt What’s in a Name? In the previous issue of Advanced Emergency and the Emergency Room Nurses Associa- Nursing Journal, the inappropriateness of tion; the resulting organization was named the terms “mid-level provider” and “physician the Emergency Department Nurses Associa- extender” was discussed (Hoyt, 2012). Prior tion. The name was changed in 1985 to the to that, we explored the difference between Emergency Nurses Association in recognition the terms “evidence-based practice,” “stan- of the fact that emergency nurses do not just dard of care,” and “best practice” (Proehl & practice in emergency departments (EDs). To Hoyt, 2012). Some readers probably think, So be inclusive of all nurses who practice our what,it’sjustsemantics.Sowhat? Do seman- specialty, the words matter. tics matter? Some minor points may not be What is our specialty? If you said “emer- worth quibbling about, but the fact remains gency medicine,” do you have a medical li- that words are powerful and can create or cense? You are not a physician, you

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