Journal of emergency nursing : JEN : official publication of the Emergency Department Nurses Association
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The challenges related to providing continuing education and competence management for emergency nurses are not unique to any one organization, health system, or geographic location. These shared challenges, along with a desire to ensure high-quality practice of emergency nursing, were the catalyst for an international collaboration between emergency nurse leaders in Region Zealand, Denmark, and nurse leaders and educators from a large academic medical center in Boston, Massachusetts. The goal of the collaboration was to design a competency-based education framework to support high-quality emergency nursing care in Region Zealand. The core objectives of the collaboration included the following: (1) elevation of nursing practice, (2) development of a sustainable continuing education framework, and (3) standardization of training and nursing practice across the 4 emergency departments in Region Zealand. ⋯ Through this unique collaboration with regional and international participants, a sustainable, regional emergency nursing education program was developed that has elevated and standardized the practice of emergency nurses in Region Zealand, Denmark. This program development can serve as a model for region-wide or health care system-wide collaborations in other countries.