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Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame

Surrounded by past inductees, family, friends, and colleagues, 2024 inductees Katherine Camacho Carr, Butch de Castro, Jennifer Graves, Judi Lyons, Dawn Morrell, and Lynnette Vehrs were honored at a gala dinner held March 21.

Join me in helping us build a powerful nursing voice in Olympia

One of my goals as president is to re-establish a strong pro-nursing presence in our state capitol.

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

Washington Nurse news briefs - Spring/Summer 2024

Transition to digital communications format, nurse legislators decline in numbers, new health equity CNE requirement, apply for a Washington multistate license, become a preceptor for student nurses.

May 28, 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

2024 legislative session overview

These are the four legislative priorities WSNA pursued in the 2024 legislative session and how each fared.

May 24, 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

The state of midwifery

Midwives are practicing across the state, and our numbers are continuing to increase.

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

Path to Power: Candidates reshaping political landscape of Washington state

Empowering the next generation of pro-union politicians

May 28, 2024

2024 Union Leadership Conference: Champions of Change

Union leaders from 32 local units converged to celebrate victories, hear from labor leaders, and learn how to strengthen nursing's voice.

April 30, 2024

WSNA honors nurses for leadership of bargaining units

WSNA would not be where it is today without the significant contributions of these award winners

May 28, 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 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

Kristen Kussmann joins WSNA’s legal team

Kristen Kussmann joined WSNA’s Labor Counsel Dec. 4, 2023.

May 28, 2024

Mary Reed steps down after 30 years

Mary Reed, our finance director for 30 years, stepped down in January.

May 28, 2024

In memoriam

Carl Christensen, Beulah (Bea) Mae Smith, Sheila FitzGerald Umlauf, and Marilyn Annette Walli

May 29, 2024