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December 2024

"Nurse Unseen" eligible for Best Documentary Feature Category at Academy Awards
2025 WSNA membership dues
A holiday wish from WSNA
Featured Event: Nurses Education Series Virtual Workshop Jan. 25 — Free for WSNA members
Health equity education requirements for nurses in Washington state 
Important reminder: Nominate yourself or a colleague for WSNA office!
King County public health clinics receive temporary funding
Letter from the president
NWRNA Region Report: Download the latest on-demand webinar
Nominate a nursing hero for a 2025 WSNA Recognition Award
Nurses for America seeks signatures to oppose RFK Jr. nomination
Op-ed: Human cost of closing the Virginia Mason Birth Center
Report from KCNA: Assembling cold and flu kits
WSNA 2025 Resolutions

November 2024

2024 Washington state election results
CWRNA holds first annual meeting
Groundbreaking nurse Frances Terry, who paved the way for nurses of color, passes on
Home health nurses in Spokane seek community support for safety measures
Key vote on public health funding Nov. 19
Legendary nurse advocate Hilke Faber passes on, leaving behind debt of gratitude
Nominations now open for WSNA office
Nurse practitioners reshaping healthcare
Nurses mourn sudden closure of Virginia Mason’s Family Birth Center
Pearls for Practice: Highlights of 2024 meal and rest break law
St. Joseph Medical Center nurses seek better staffing, safety
The 2024 elections and nursing’s priorities
WSNA’s Convention and General Assembly coming April 30-May 2

Fall 2024

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ANA Membership Assembly reaffirms support for hospital staffing ratios
Call for proposed resolutions and bylaws amendments
Former WSNA President Donna Poole, a nurse leader, passes
Highlights from the Washington State Labor Council Constitutional Convention
In memoriam: Eunice Cole
Letter from Justin Gill, WSNA president
Meet the Labor Executive Council
Novice to expert: The value of nursing expertise
Op-ed: ‘Affiliating with AFT is one of the best decisions WSNA ever made’
Turn! Turn! Turn!
Washington Nurse news briefs - Fall 2024
We’ve had your back since 1908
Your vote, your voice: standing up for nursing and healthcare

Spring-Summer 2024

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2024 Nurse Lobby Day
2024 Union Leadership Conference: Champions of Change
2024 legislative session overview
Avoiding preventable harm
Environmental theory of Florence Nightingale
In memoriam
Join me in helping us build a powerful nursing voice in Olympia
Kristen Kussmann joins WSNA’s legal team
Mary Reed steps down after 30 years
Massive picket in Vancouver by PeaceHealth SW nurses
Nurses at Washington Soldiers Home provide a sanctuary for vets
Op-ed - Against the tide of normalization: the fight for safe nurse staffing
Path to Power: Candidates reshaping political landscape of Washington state
The Lasso Way: evidence-based practices for effective teams
The state of midwifery
WSNA honors nurses for leadership of bargaining units
Washington Nurse news briefs - Spring/Summer 2024
Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame

Winter 2024

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2024 Washington Nurse - Review Quiz
A look at Wenatchee’s Confluence Health Central
A year since home health nurse Doug Brant was killed
Healthcare workers are angry, engaged, and winning victories
Hispanic nurses have new statewide network
Interview with Brad Rathke at Virginia Mason
Meet the WSNA Political Action Committee Board of Trustees
Seattle Children’s nurses say workplace violence a symptom of a broken pediatric mental health system
We have a big tent that welcomes all nurses
What’s in your charter?
‘We fought hard.’ Virginia Mason nurses win great contract

Fall 2023

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2023 WSNA Recognition Awards 
2023 Washington State Nurses Convention inspires attendees
An invitation from Monica McLemore, PHD, MPH, RN
How nurses in Washington state got a bill to help with PTSD claims
Meet Justin Gill, WSNA president
New Oregon law establishes safe staffing ratios
Now is the time to grow WSNA PAC and nurses’ voices in Olympia
Nurses must amplify their voices
Op-ed by David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN: ‘Now is a time to be courageous’
Q&A with Alison Bradywood
The good fight at Good Sam
Update: Implementation of the Nurse Licensure Compact (NLC)
Washington State Labor Council Convention brings top names in labor
Washington State Nurses Foundation awards 14 scholarships

Spring-Summer 2023

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2021 to 2023 biennial report
A life saved – my grandson
A look at forensic nursing
Butch de Castro appointed next dean of Seattle University’s College of Nursing
Call for self-nominations for appointments
Capturing the magic of the Labor and Delivery Unit at Astria Toppenish
David Reyes appointed dean of the UW Tacoma School of Nursing & Healthcare Leadership
Essentials for healthcare workplace violence prevention
In the Frame: Toppenish
Meet the 2023 candidates for WSNA offices
Perspective from a nurse at Astria Toppenish
Q&A with Tacoma General nurses Liana Delacorte and Matthew Dustin

Winter 2023

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Behind the scenes at Seattle Children's bargaining
Carolyn Clark: Perspectives from a public health correctional nurse
Chain of command: What nurses need to know
Honoring our fallen heroes
How to prepare for an emergency
In memoriam: Douglas Brant
In memoriam: Jerald Lee Gordon
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA president
Nursing perspective: Life as an OR nurse
WSNA’s best-kept secret: Continuing Nursing Education
WSNA’s priorities for the 2023 legislative session

Fall 2022

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It takes a team
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA president
Meet the Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare
My Membership Assembly adventure as a first-time attendee
New fellows inducted into American Academy of Nursing
Nurses by the numbers
Nurses feeling their power in several contract wins
Op-ed from Kara Yates, a nurse at Seattle Children’s
Perspective from one of our own
Q&A with Jacob Garcia
Racial Reckoning Statement issued by ANA
Registration for the 2023 Washington State Nurses Convention is now open!
Step up into a leadership role
Supporting the retention of diverse nursing faculty in Washington state
Tips for nurses to prepare for an active shooter
Too many cooks in the kitchen?
Understanding health literacy
VOTE! – 2022 election voter's guide
WSNA helps ANA move toward safe staffing standards
WSNA instrumental in key resolutions at labor conventions
WSNA makes impact at ANA Membership Assembly
Who are your nursing heroes?
Why did safe staffing fail in the legislature?

Spring-Summer 2022

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2022 Union Leadership Conference
2022 Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame gala
A program for recovering nurses
Advance directives: A new look at future health care wishes
End-of-session report
Executive summary: Evidence on Hospital Staffing and Outcomes – Implications for Washington State
Hospice and palliative care: What’s the difference?
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
Man on a mission: Meet WSNA member Josh Chatman
Nurses in the lead
Our fight for safe staffing
POLST in Washington: What’s new and snapshot review
School nursing may be right for you
Thinking about running for office?
WSNA-PAC endorses Duncan Camacho in the 18th
What is the WSNA-PAC?

Winter 2022

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Disaster preparedness: Start the new year prepared
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA president
Meet David Keepnews
Pearls for Practice - What you should know about nurse technicians
Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through partnering within community
Standing together for real staffing solutions
Support each other, learn from each other, build each other up
Union solidarity and perseverance win fair contracts
WSNA partners with DOH to support #VaccinateWA campaign

Fall 2021

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2021 Biennial Member Survey
Battles at the negotiation table pay off
Congratulations to the 2021 WSNA Recognition Award winners
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
Letter from Sally Watkins
Making sense of the alphabet soup
Meet the 2021 WSNF scholarship recipients
Passing the baton
Paving the way for the Future of Nursing 2020-2030
Pearls for Practice - RCWs vs. WACs: What’s the difference?
The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report released
Washington State Nurses Association appoints David Keepnews as new Executive Director
Your voices were heard, and your activism made a difference

Spring-Summer 2021

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Biennial Report of Achievements
Kyla Arama delivers live-saving care in West Africa
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
Our strength comes from each other
Pearls for Practice: Accepting constructive criticism

Winter 2021

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2021 legislative session preview
COVID-19: Voices from the front lines
Climate change and nurses
Congratulations 2020 Leadership Award winners!
Filling the nurse faculty gap
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
Pearls for Practice - All-person safety: Patient lift, movement and transfer
Run for WSNA office

Fall 2020

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Asking for an upgrade
Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
Meet the 2020 WSNF scholarship recipients
Nominate an outstanding nurse for a 2021 recognition award
One strong voice: WSNA members are stepping up in uncertain times
Ongoing work on racial justice
Presenting the 2020 inductees into the WSNA Hall of Fame
Run for WSNA office

Spring/Summer 2020

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Winter 2020

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Fall 2019

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Spring 2019

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Winter 2019

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Fall 2018

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Summer 2018

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Spring 2018

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Winter 2018

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Fall 2017

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Summer 2017

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Spring 2017

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Winter 2017

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Fall 2016

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Summer 2016

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Spring 2016

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Winter 2016

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Fall 2015

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