Introduction

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Dear Colleagues,

It is with great pleasure that we introduce the first-ever Biennial Report of WSNA Achievements. As we began planning for the 2009 WSNA Biennial Convention, we reflected on the last two years of work since we gathered as a whole body. The list of achievements and victories just kept growing and growing, but even more important than the number of accomplishments, we saw that our work touched on every aspect of a nurse’s practice – from patient safety to workplace advocacy to the health of our state as a whole.

It also became apparent that while there was much to celebrate, we had found little time to do so. With that in mind, we set out to create a report that would convey the depth and breadth of WSNA’s efforts and the profound effects of this hard work. Our membership is growing, our staff is growing and so too is the power of our voice.

Over the past two years we’ve protected the scope of practice for registered nurses and advanced registered nurse practitioners, passed new legislation to improve patient care, worked in coalitions with a variety of stakeholders on issues like environmental health and hospital safety, provided expert testimony in the Legislature, negotiated contracts that set the standard in Washington State, published influential research and white papers, educated elected leaders and the public about important issues affecting nurses and health in Washington, provided countless education opportunities and the list goes on and on.

Far from being an all encompassing list of achievements, this report gives a few of the highlights from the past two years. They exemplify our comprehensive, multipurpose approach to addressing the diverse needs of registered nurses in Washington and show the strength of nurses in Washington when we speak together.

As much as there is to be proud of in this report, it is also a call for us to remain dedicated and committed to advancing the collective cause of Washington State nurses. We know how much we can accomplish in just a few years and how much impact we can have in the lives of nurses and patients in Washington. While we celebrate these victories today, tomorrow we go back to work. We look forward to another two years of discovering just how powerful our voice can be.

Kim Armstrong, BSN, RN-C
President

Judy Huntington, MN, RN
Executive Director

About WSNA

2007-2009 Biennial Report

Introduction

• Introduction
• Overview
• Centennial

Areas of Achievement

• Safe Nurse Staffing
• Nurse & Patient Safety
• Public Health
• Environmental Health & Safety
• Nursing Shortage
• Collective Bargaining

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