Rio Bravo Chachalacas Emergency Nurses Association

05/25/2026

Quarter 2 Meeting. Please make sure to register for an exciting and informative education/meeting. You can attend in person or virtual to receive the free 1hr CE!!! Huge shout out to FISHER & PAYKEL for sponsoring and providing the CE!!!

05/25/2026

Calling all Chachalacas the GA delegate application is due to me TONIGHT at 23:59 (May 25).If you are interested in being a Delegate for Texas ENA at EN26 in Phoenix please submit your application by 23:59 tonight

05/20/2026

Hey Chachalacas, check out our Quarter 2 meeting flyer.

05/11/2026

Hey Chachalacas, the deadline to apply to be a DELEGATE at EN26 General Assembly in Phoenix is fast approaching. All applications needs to be emailed to your President Christen Wirth by no later than 11:59pm on May 25th. I need to verify local involvement and will then I send on to the Delegate Selection Committee.

05/04/2026

Check it out, our very own Chachalaca

ENA is ENAmored with Aaron Salinas, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, PMHNP-BC, for championing mental health care. Salinas was instrumental in founding the South Texas Rio Grande Valley Affiliate of the National Alliance on Mental Illness in 2025.

The new affiliate, about two years in the making, provides education, mental health advocacy and peer-to-peer support groups. Salinas, who is part of the ENA Rio Bravo Chachalacas Chapter, has an in-depth understanding of the needs in his community with experience working in pre-hospital, emergency departments and as a psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner.

This May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month, Salinas has a message for anyone experiencing mental health struggles, including nurses.

“I think, for many of us in health care, we're so used to taking care of others that many times we fail to take care of ourselves,” he said. “It can be very easy for us to get consumed in the roles that we're doing – that for many of us, we can take some of the obstacles and challenges with us once we leave or clock out of work. And we are not open to talking about these kinds of issues."

“So what do I say to people who are struggling with mental illnesses? For one, that you are not alone, that you are never alone,” he said. “Two, we need to make sure that we have the courage to talk about whatever struggles, whatever issues we're experiencing with our colleagues and that we are able to know when we need to speak to an expert, whether it be a therapist, whether it be a counselor, whether it be your primary care provider, whoever.”

04/25/2026

We are excited to introduce 2 new TNCC Instructors to our amazing team this weekend!! Welcome Kendra Garcia and Alejandra Merez. We are at Knapp Medical Center this weekend with an amazing group of instructors and students.

04/11/2026

Hey members!! The DELEGATE SELECTION for EN26 will be opening in the next day or so. If you are interested in being a delegate at General Assembly in Phoenix make your way to the TEXAS ENA website and fill out the application

03/19/2026

Shout out to ALL of our CERTIFIED NURSES today on Certified Nurses Day!!! You are all LEGENDS!!!

03/12/2026

Tonight we are proud to have guests presenters at our Quarter 1 meeting. Ms. Verna Deinla and Ms Jenny Noble will be presenting virtually on “Care of patients with Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD). Please join us for this important topic either live at the sites listed below or via zoom. The zoom link is on our Web site. 1 contact hour is being offered!!

02/26/2026

We are exited to share the information for our Quarter 1 meeting March 12th. We are going to be live at 2 locations in the RGV and virtual via zoom. The zoom link will be posted on our website with in the next few days. We will be offering a 1-hour contact hour education on LVADs followed by a short business meeting. Hope to see you in person or virtual.