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King County public health clinics receive temporary funding

The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.

December 13, 2024

Op-ed: Human cost of closing the Virginia Mason Birth Center

The sudden closure was not just the end of a service line, it took away the soul of a community and robbed healthcare staff from their calling. This closure was set in motion by the consolidation of healthcare.

December 13, 2024

Health equity education requirements for nurses in Washington state

Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.

December 9, 2024

Key vote on public health funding Nov. 19

King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics

November 15, 2024

Nurse practitioners reshaping healthcare

WSNA will continue to support efforts to promote the NP role in Washington state.

November 15, 2024

Nurses mourn sudden closure of Virginia Mason’s Family Birth Center

The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.

November 14, 2024

Pearls for Practice: Highlights of 2024 meal and rest break law

Beginning July 1, employers are required to provide employees with a method to accurately record when an employee misses a meal or rest period.

November 14, 2024

St. Joseph Medical Center nurses seek better staffing, safety

After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.

November 12, 2024

Nurses at Virginia Mason holding a vigil to protest closure of Family Birth Center

Press release

Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)

November 8, 2024

Nurses at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma picket Nov. 1 for better conditions

Press release

Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement

October 31, 2024

Home health nurses in Spokane seek community support for safety measures

Press release

Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community

October 16, 2024

Turn! Turn! Turn!

To everything there is a reason for avoiding hospital-acquired pressure injuries

October 14, 2024

ANA Membership Assembly reaffirms support for hospital staffing ratios

Members debate Code of Ethics and vote down a presidential endorsement

October 14, 2024

Novice to expert: The value of nursing expertise

Dr. Patricia Benner’s five stages of clinical competence

October 14, 2024

WSNA raises concerns about draft ANA Code of Ethics provision

WSNA calls strike provision in the draft revisions to ANA's Code of Ethics very problematic and encourages members to submit comments.

August 1, 2024

Help protect long-term care insurance for millions of Washington residents

Vote NO on Initiative 2124

June 12, 2024

Nurses at Washington Soldiers Home provide a sanctuary for vets

The Washington Nurse wants to provide readers a closer look at local units across the state and the communities they serve. For this issue, we look at Washington Soldiers Home in Orting.

May 28, 2024

The Lasso Way: evidence-based practices for effective teams

What Ted understands and believes is that each person on the team—the captain, coach, star player, and locker room attendant—all have important roles to play to ensure that the team functions at its best.

May 28, 2024

Avoiding preventable harm

Nurses play a crucial role in preventing medication errors as a final check to determine whether a medication is correctly prescribed and dispensed before administration.

May 24, 2024

Op-ed - Against the tide of normalization: the fight for safe nurse staffing

As we continue to navigate the post-pandemic world, let us not lose sight of what nursing stands for: care, safety, and empathy.

May 24, 2024

Environmental theory of Florence Nightingale

In honor of Nurses Week, we take a look at Florence Nightingale — her trailblazing work, her theory, and her complicated legacy.

May 23, 2024

WSNA files unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth Southwest after 14 bargaining sessions

Press release

One issue – Management’s refusal to negotiate fair wages for home health and hospice nurses

May 9, 2024

Massive picket in Vancouver by PeaceHealth SW nurses

Press release

Nurses get support from local officials, labor leaders, the community

April 22, 2024

Nurses at PeaceHealth SW in Vancouver drop notice to picket April 18

Press release

Severe understaffing does not allow nurses to meet community’s needs

March 27, 2024