ORLANDO, FL--(Marketwire - March 16, 2009) -

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Emergency department experts from Blue Jay Consulting will be speaking at the New Jersey ENA Emergency Care Conference March 18-20, 2009 at the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Atlantic City. Topics include leadership, harnessing energy to work within the volcano of emergency nursing, triage challenges with children, emotional intelligence, and the Baby Boomers' impact on health care.

Evaluating and enhancing one's leadership skill set is the topic James Hoelz RN, MS, MBA, and Managing Partner at Blue Jay Consulting will be discussing during his session. Participants will focus on maximizing their skills to enhance their personal leadership style.

Using a volcano as a metaphor, Nancy Bonalumi RN, MS, CEN, and Senior Consultant will assist participants to identify 'volcanic' forces impacting emergency nursing. These forces include collaborative practice, critical decision making, and the physical working environment. Emergency nurses can harness the energy within the volcano of emergency nursing practice to unleash the leader within themselves and transform the landscape of the practice.

Joanne Lazarus MSN, CEN, Vice President Operations, Emergency Services at Blue Jay Consulting, and a member of the National ENA Board of Directors, looks at President Abraham Lincoln's leadership style. Many admire his inner vision and say he truly knew how to inspire people to do their best. Lazurus challenges participants to apply Lincoln's ability to learn from his mistakes and use his diverse leadership abilities in today's complex emergency care environment.

With 78 million Baby Boomers reaching retirement age, Deb Delaney RN, MS, CEN, and Consultant at Blue Jay Consulting questions what the impact will be on healthcare. She will evaluate the significance of this generation; including its fascination with youth, and the impending result on the American healthcare system. An additional discussion will include the impact on the nursing shortage when these nurses retire (en masse).

Jeanne J. Venella RN, MS, CEN, and Consultant at Blue Jay Consulting presents triage challenges with children. Many times there are disastrous hidden symptoms waiting to happen. Here Venella shares her vast expertise in pediatric emergency nursing explaining the triad of triaging with children including appearance, vital signs and the caretaker's history, to easily identify the child in most need of immediate treatment. Venella will review both common and potentially serious triage complaints for children with emphasis on the unique challenges in assessing children and their level of growth and development.

Denise King RN, MSN, CEN, and Senior Consultant at Blue Jay Consulting as well as 2008 President of the National Emergency Nurses Association will discuss emotional intelligence. Emotional Intelligence is believed to be the most crucial determinant of success in the workplace. A basic overview of emotional intelligence will be presented, as well as the impact it has on the effectiveness as an individual and as a leader.

QUOTES

"Blue Jay has historically provided a significant amount of support for NJ ENA and they continue to do so at the 2009 conference," said Gayle Walker-Cillo RN, MSN/Ed, CEN, CPEN President NJ ENA 2009. "The depth of knowledge and leadership skills that Blue Jay Consulting brings to the NJ ENA 2009 conference this year will be an asset to ED nurses all over the state."

"The NJ ENA Conference brings together those committed to the advancement of emergency nursing and we are proud to be part of it," said Mark Feinberg, Managing Partner, Blue Jay Consulting.

ABOUT BLUE JAY CONSULTING

Blue Jay Consulting is comprised of nationally recognized emergency care experts who implement effective, lasting changes to optimize service and throughput in hospital emergency departments. Blue Jay creates outcome-oriented solutions and achieves quantifiable results through process improvement services and enhanced interim leadership. We empower hospitals to be the best they can be. For further information, please visit www.bluejayconsulting.com.

ABOUT THE NJ EMERGENCY NURSES ASSOCIATION

NJ ENA is affiliated with the Emergency Nurses Association (ENA) at the State Level, chartered by the National Association (ENA), to implement its philosophy, objectives, and leadership at the State level, as well as to coordinate the professional activities of the chapters within the State in liaison with the National Level (ENA): General Assembly and the Board of Directors (ENA).

NJ ENA functions as the specialty nursing organization for professional nurses committed to the advancement of emergency nursing. NJ ENA parallels ENA's mission and vision for emergency nursing and emergency care.