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Washington nurses fight for faculty

It would seem self-evident that nursing professors are important, especially in the day and age of looming nursing shortages. Yet, in our state, nearly every community and technical college with a nursing program has faculty vacancies.

March 22, 2019

MEDIA ADVISORY: Nurses and Patients from St. Joe’s Tacoma picket Thursday

Press release

After seven months and 12 bargaining sessions, WSNA and St. Joe’s still haven’t reached a contract agreement that ensures safe staffing, safe nurses and safe patients. The registered nurses at St. Joe’s are taking their concerns about nurse staffing and safe patient care to the community they serve.

March 19, 2019

MEDIA BACKGROUND: St. Joseph Medical Center bargaining

Press release

WSNA-represented registered nurses at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma have been in contract negotiations for seven months. WSNA and St. Joe’s have held 12 negotiating sessions to date, the last two with a federal mediator. The 13thsession is scheduled for March 22.

March 19, 2019

Legislative session week 9

We are officially halfway through the 2019 legislative session!

March 16, 2019

In memoriam: Betty Jule Harrington

Active in professional nursing activities and associations throughout her career, Betty served on the Washington State Board of Nursing, the Board of Directors of the Washington State Nurses Association, and the Inland Empire Nurses Association. In 1996, Betty was inducted into the Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame.

March 14, 2019

Committee begins work on new Future of Nursing

Building on the work of the landmark report The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health, an ad hoc committee will extend the vision for the nursing profession into 2030. Attend March 20, 2019 Public Session for the Committee on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 in person or online.

March 14, 2019

The lunacy of the rest breaks bill

It is irrefutable that when nurses do not get their breaks, patient care suffers. If you think nurses receiving the rest breaks they are entitled to is important to patient care, please: take action and send a note to your senator.

March 14, 2019

Welcome CHI Rehab Hospital RNs

Congratulations for the recent union representation election win!

March 8, 2019

WSNA statement on Nurse Licensure Compact

WSNA recognizes the need to provide nursing care across state lines; however, we have a number of concerns about the Nurse Licensure Compact as currently written.

March 6, 2019

Legislative session week 7

On Thursday, nurses from around the state converged in Olympia for WSNA Lobby Day.

March 1, 2019

Hundreds in Spokane demonstrating for nurse and patient safety at Providence Sacred Heart

Nurses say it is time for Providence Sacred Heart to put nurse and patient safety before corporate profits. That’s why hundreds of registered nurses, patients and supporters are rallying together in the cold and calling on Providence to listen to Sacred Heart nurses.

February 25, 2019

Hundreds in Spokane Demonstrating For Nurse and Patient Safety at Providence Sacred Heart

Press release

Nurses say it is time for Providence Sacred Heart to put nurse and patient safety before corporate profits. That’s why hundreds of registered nurses, patients and supporters are rallying together in the cold and calling on Providence to listen to Sacred Heart nurses.

February 25, 2019

Legislative session week 6

Today is the first cutoff of the legislative session – meaning all policy bills must be voted out of the policy committee in their house of origin to keep moving through the process.

February 22, 2019

Volunteer for Bloodworks NW

Bloodworks NW is a non-profit, regional blood-donation and research organization that utilizes trained nurses to help with post-donation reactions at high schools and colleges.

February 20, 2019

Governor Jay Inslee proclaims Feb.18-22, 2019, is Nursing Now Week in Washington

The UW School of Nursing is working with the state of Washington and other community partners to launch the Nursing Now Initiative here in Washington. The school is also a co-lead in launching Nursing Now in the United States.

February 19, 2019

Legislative session week 5

For the first time anyone can remember, all committee hearings were canceled on Monday due to snow.

February 15, 2019

Legislative session week 4

Despite the snow earlier this week, things were busy in Olympia! Our government relations team has been busy meeting with legislators and testifying on various bills being heard in committee.

February 8, 2019

Legislative session week 3

On Thursday, the Senate Labor Committee voted our Rest Breaks bill, SB 5190, out of committee.

February 1, 2019

Nightingale, a musical regarding the life and passion of Florence Nightingale

After a successful 2-night run of staged readings this past September, HEARTS: Health Enriched by the Arts is returning with a fully staged musical production by Pamela Gerke.

January 30, 2019

Legislative session week 2

The second week of the legislative session got off to a fast start! On Monday, both the House and Senate Labor Committees held hearings on our Rest Break bills, SB 5190 (Senate) and HB 1155 (House).

January 25, 2019

Legislative session week 1

The 2019 Legislative session officially began Monday with the swearing in of new legislators. Notably, this biennium, we have the most pro-nurse legislature in recent years!

January 18, 2019

WSNA statement on Texas judge ACA ruling

The Washington State Nurses Association is deeply disappointed in the ruling of a federal district court in Texas v. Azar, that found the Affordable Care Act is unconstitutional.If the Texas judge’s decision on the Affordable Care Act is allowed to stand, millions of Americans will have their health, their financial security and…

December 18, 2018

WSNA member Teresa Ward, RN, PhD inducted into the 2018 Class of Academy Fellows

WSNA would like to congratulate Washington state nurse and WSNA member Teresa Ward, RN, PhD on her induction into the 2018 Class of Academy Fellows!

November 14, 2018

Nurses' MAT prescribing authority enabled through SUPPORT

Nurse practitioners and physician assistants are enabled to prescribe buprenorphine permanently with a medication-assisted treatment (MAT) waiver.

November 5, 2018