Nurses Week is May 6-12. Your WSNA officers are sponsoring the Breakfast on Friday, May 6.

Please join us at the Gordon Education Conference Room – doors open at 06:30.

Stop by our WSNA table in the 2 River lobby to say hello, chat if you’d like, and pick up some WSNA swag.

See the hospital flier for all the great things MultiCare Nursing Leadership has planned for the week.

WSNA Leadership Awards 2022

Congratulations to Dawn Morrell for receiving the 2022 WSNA Cabinet Leadership Award for Outstanding Grievance Officer.

Dawn has served as WSNA Grievance Officer at Good Samaritan Hospital for several years, dedicated to ensuring nurses in the bargaining unit receive fair representation. She has an awesome knowledge of the union contract and about labor laws. We’re fortunate to have someone on our team who has served as a Washington State Legislator in the House of Representatives in the 25th District for 10 years. Being appointed by Governor Inslee, Dawn has served on the Nursing Quality Care Assurance Commission since 2018. Dawn is the Nurse Staffing Co-Chair at Good Samaritan and works hard with her team to establish staffing plans for each unit. She brings forward ADO issues to both Conference Committee and Staffing Committee. She has fought for fair contracts on Negotiations Teams.

Dawn has served on the WSNA PAC and Legislative Committee. She was a recipient of the WSNA Legislator Shine Award. She helped pass the first Safe Staffing Bill and legislation for ARNP Complete Prescriptive Authority. Dawn has been a member of WSNA since 1984 and has contributed so much to our profession. Dawn works in the Cath Lab. If you see her, be sure to congratulate her.

WSNA Leadership Awards 2020

Congratulations to Cheryll Howe for receiving the 2020 WSNA Cabinet Leadership Award for Outstanding Local Unit Chairperson.

This award is presented to someone who is known for the ability to get things done; lead by example; promote WSNA to their local unit and community; and are dedicated to supporting the nurses in the local unit. Cheryl makes sure everyone is “in the know” and she is always available to reply to and discuss union issues. She always tries to recruit more people to help and makes sure that nurses know their rights. Cheryl recently stepped down as local unit chair as she plans for eventual retirement, but remains a unit rep in the Family Birth Center. Be sure to thank Cheryll for her contributions.

Submit an electronic ADO Staffing Complaint Form:
Staffing Complaint / ADO Form - WSNA

Thank you from your WSNA Local Unit Officers:

Chair: Melinda Thornton (ED)
Secretary: Stephenie Troftgruben (MS ICU)
Treasurer: Aaron Bradley (Med-Pal)
Grievance Officers: Dawn Morrell (Cath Lab) and Anne Landen (ED)

Questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Janet Stewart, RN, BSN at JStewart@wsna.org.