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Four Washington nurse leaders among the American Academy of Nursing 2016 class of new fellows

The American Academy of Nursing will honor 164 highly distinguished nurse leaders as its 2016 class of Academy fellows at their annual policy conference October 20-22, including four Washington State Nurses Association members.

August 1, 2016

Candidate Profiles, 2016 Elections

WSNA-PAC (Political Action Committee) is committed to its mission as a nonpartisan organization representing the interests of registered nurses concerned with promoting quality patient care through the political process. In the Summer 2016 issue of The Washington Nurse, we profiled a number of candidates endorsed by the WSNA-PAC.

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Lynette Vehrs, MN, RN, Running for 6th District House

As the current Chair of WSNA’s Legislative & Health Policy Council, Lynette Vehrs well understands the tremendous impact state legislation and policies have on nursing and health care. As a past member of several bargaining teams, she knows the importance of collective bargaining to win working conditions that allow nurses to…

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Robin Fleming, PhD, RN, NCSN, Running for Superintendent of Public Instruction

In her 17 years working in school nursing and public education leadership, Robin Fleming has worked to advance the support services she views as essential to supporting learning and eliminating achievement gaps.

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Teresa Purcell, Running for 19th District House Position 1

Nine years ago, Purcell returned to Longview, buying the home she was raised in from her parents. Her time navigating the health care system to help her aging parents deal with heart issues, memory loss and other effects of aging, gave her a deep respect for the role nurses play. She views the role of nurses in the healthcare system…

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Tim Probst, Running for 17th District Senate

Tim Probst served as a State Representative for the 17th District from 2009 to 2013. He gave up his House seat in 2012 to run for the Senate against Don Benton. Outspent by $200,000 and running against an 18-year incumbent Senator, Probst lost by only 78 votes after multiple recounts.

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Mike Pellicciotti, Running for 30th District House Position 2

Mike Pellicciotti has spent the last three years combatting healthcare provider fraud and elder abuse/neglect as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Washington. For eight years before that, he served as a Deputy Prosecuting Attorney for King County.

July 29, 2016

Candidate Profile: Mark Mullet, Running for re-election in 5th District Senate

Sen. Mark Mullet is running for re-election based on a record that includes support for Labor and health care transparency, among other issues.

July 29, 2016

WSNA to L&I: Intermittent breaks are not appropriate for nursing

WSNA has been actively lobbying L&I to update its guidance to reflect current legal decisions and clarify that intermittent rest breaks are not appropriate for nurses.

July 26, 2016

Why WSNA is opposed to the proposed NCSBN Enhanced Nurse License Compacts

After careful review, WSNA and ANA continue to have numerous concerns and remain strongly opposed at this time to adoption of the proposed enhanced Nursing Licensure Compacts in their current form.

July 25, 2016

American Academy of Pediatrics recommends full-time nurse in every school

In the June 2016 issue of “Pediatrics,” the American Academy of Pediatrics published a policy statement calling for a minimum of one full-time registered nurse in every school.

July 19, 2016

2016 WSNA-PAC primary endorsements

The WSNA-PAC board has endorsed candidates for the 2016 Washington State Primary.

July 16, 2016

Speak up in support of APRNs at the VA!

Support the VA's proposed rule to allow APRNs to work at their full scope of practice by joining ANA’s social media "Thunderclap" on July 20. We want to raise awareness of the issue and garner supportive comments before the VA APRN proposed rule open comment period ends on July 25.

July 15, 2016

Washington Center for Nursing Releases State Data Snapshots

The Washington Center for Nursing released the 2016 Washington State Data Snapshot report for registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and advanced registered nurse practitioners in July.

July 12, 2016

Nurse Staffing - A Step Forward

WSNA is pleased to announce that the Health Care Authority, through its State Innovation Plan, has broadened their “Starter Set” of Performance Measures to now include three Nursing Sensitive Measures in their Medicaid Quality Incentive program. Achievement of measure benchmark goals is tied to the incentive payments to hospitals…

July 5, 2016

CDC requests help in reporting Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) cases

As part of an ongoing multistate investigation, CDC is attempting to identify hospitals that have detected clusters of Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) cases among pediatric or adult ICU patients, particularly since January 2016.

June 29, 2016

Volunteer for the 2016 Seattle/King County Clinic

It takes about 1,000 volunteers per clinic day to operate the Seattle/King County Clinic, which returns to the KeyArena at Seattle Center October 27 – 30. Volunteer registration is now open, and we hope you’ll consider signing up!

June 22, 2016

“We’re only as strong as we are active!”

You’ve probably heard a WSNA nurse rep, community organizer or leader say, “We’re only as strong as we are active!” This is true for our democratic system as well.

June 20, 2016

ANA Action Alert: Tell Congress to act now to let CDC study gun violence

Take action now: Congress must unshackle the health care community by letting the CDC study gun violence. We can't keep pretending that gun violence isn't a public health crisis.

June 20, 2016

CDC Alert: Healthcare-associated Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) infections

CDC is alerting healthcare officials, particularly pediatric care clinicians that the Agency is working with FDA and health departments to investigate clusters of healthcare-associated Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia) infections.

June 3, 2016

Free app available for Washington smokers who want to quit

Here’s some info you may want to share with your patients: The Washington Department of Health offers the SmartQuit app for free to Washington smokers who want to quit.

June 1, 2016

ZIKA: Murray Bipartisan Compromise Passes in Senate; Murray Urges Senate Republicans to Allow it to be Sent to House of Representatives Immediately

Murray-Blunt bipartisan compromise amendment passes 68-30 - set to clear Senate when the bill it is attached to passes later today. Murray continues pushing Senate Republicans to send Zika agreement to the House as separate bill

May 20, 2016

Safe Nurse Ratios Rally today, May 12th, in DC; ANA calls for National Day of Advocacy

ANA continues to share their ongoing work on safe staffing, as well as encouraging all advocacy efforts. ANA declared May 12th a National Day of Advocacy and created a webpage highlighting all the things nurses can do to advocate for safe staffing.

May 12, 2016

Celebrate National Nurses Week

WSNA salutes our members for their professionalism, dedication and heart.

May 5, 2016