Emergency nursing is a distinct speciality that encompasses the management and treatment of patients in emergency situations, across all age groups and conditions, from minor illnesses and injuries, to trauma and disasters. Education, training and research are vital in enabling emergency nurses to provide safe, high quality emergency care.
We honour recipients of CENA Awards and Grants below
| 2020 | Princess Alexandra Hospital ED, Qld |
| 2019 | Wollongong Hospital ED, NSW |
| 2018 | Alfred Emergency, Vic |
| 2017 | Box Hill Hospital ED, Vic |
| 2016 | QEII Jubilee Hospital ED, Qld |
| 2015 | Dandenong Hospital ED, Vic |
| 2014 | Prince of Wales Hospital ED, NSW |
| 2013 | St George Hospital ED, NSW |
| 2020 | Kate Sandry, FCENA, Nurse Manager, Dandenong Emergency Department, Vic |
| 2019 | John Thompson, FCENA,Nurse Practitioner, Royal Melbourne Hospital, University of Melbourne, Vic |
| 2018 | Marc Marquez, FCENA, Clinical Nurse Specialist, the Alfred Hospital, Vic |
| 2017 | Vanessa Gorman, NUM, Northpark Private Emergency Department, Vic |
| 2016 | Sharyn McGregor, Western Hospital & Royal Flying Doctor Service, Vic |
| 2015 | Sarah Cornish, Clinical Nurse Educator, Western Health, Vic |
| 2014 | Wayne Varndell, Clinical Nurse Consultant, Prince of Wales Hospital ED, NSW |
| 2013 | Simone Andrews, Helen Grant, Clinical Nurse Educators, Mater Private Emergency Department |
| 2019 | Professor Margaret Fry, University of Technology Sydney, NSW |
| 2017 | Professor Kate Curtis, The University of Sydney, NSW |
| 2015 | Dr Dianne Crellin, Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne University, Vic |
| 2013 | Professor Julie Considine, Deakin University, Vic |
| 2011 | Patricia Allen, Royal Hobart Hospital, Tas |
| 2009 | Julie Finucane OAM, QEII Hospital, Qld |
| 2020 | Dr Clifford Connell, Monash University, Vic |
| 2019 | Lucinda Mithen, University of Newcastle, NSW |
| 2018 | Tamsin Jones, University of Sydney, Vic |
| 2019 | Belinda Munroe |
| 2018 | Not awarded |
| 2017 | Claire Hutchinson |
| 2016 | Belinda Munroe |
| 2020 | Kate Curtis, Belinda Munroe, Connie Van and Tiana-Lee Elphick The implementation and usability of HIRAID, a structured approach to emergency nursing assessment |
| 2019 | Margaret Murphy, Andrea McCloughlen, Kate Curtis |
| 2018 | Sharyn Ireland, Rachel Cross, Kelly Decker |
| 2017 | Not awarded |
| 2016 | Margaret Murphy, Kate Curtis, Andrea McCloughlen |
| 2015 | Natasha Jennings (and co-authors Glenn Gardner, Gerard O'Reilly & Biswadev Mitra) |
| 2014 | Jennifer Hosking, Julie Considine, Natisha Sands |
| 2013 | Julie Considine, Roslyn Payne, Stacey Williamson, Judy Currey |
| 2020 | Not awarded |
| 2019 | Kelly Green |
| 2018 | Kristy Sen Vanessa Leonard-Roberts |
| This award was previously a Victorian award but was nationalised in 2018 |