The Indonesian Emergency and Disaster Nurses Association (IEDNA) was inaugurated on June 17, 2008 in Jakarta.

The establishment of IEDNA began with a meeting of nurses who worked in Emergency Units, Ambulance, Toll Road Ambulance Services, Nursing Lecturers, Disaster Volunteer Nurses, etc. gathered and agreed to form a forum for the association of professional nurses specializing in emergency and disaster nursing.

The association is part of the Indonesian National Nurses Association (INNA) organization. After several meetings, it was agreed the name of this organization is The Indonesian Emergency and Disaster Nurses Association (IEDNA).