Emergency Nursing is a specialized area of nursing practice. It includes a defined and evolving body of knowledge based on research which is independent from, yet collaborative with other fields of nursing practice and with that of other professions. Continuing education and professional development as well as evidence based practice are thus fundamental to quality emergency nursing practice.

MENA's mission statement is to promote excellence in nursing practice, in view of the professional code of ethics for nursing practice.

MENA was founded by a group of nurses working in an A and E and the first meeting was held on the 13th July 2004. The first meeting of the permanent committee was held on the 4th October 2005.