Opportunities for RN Input
Bringing Your Nurse Staffing Committees to Life:
A Workshop on Staffing, Scheduling and Budgeting for the Bedside Clinician
Register Today!
June 22, 2010 - Wenatchee
Veteran's Hall, Wenatchee Community Center
504 South Chelan
June 23, 2010 - Spokane
Mirabeau Park Hotel
1100 North Sullivan Road
June 24, 2010 - Renton
SEIU 1199NW Offices
15 South Grady Way, Suite 330
July 14, 2010 - Lynnwood
Embassy Suites
20610 - 44th Avenue West
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Cost: $50/person - lunch and break refreshments provided
Who should attend: Members of staffing committees in teams are strongly encouraged to attend. Individual nurses interested in mastering this content are welcome.
Workshop Leaders:
• Barbara Hyland-Hill: Director, Nursing Operations, Group Health Cooperative
• Cathe Clapp: Director, Clinical Practice Development, Stevens Hospital
Please register by June 14, 2010 as seating is limited to 60 participants at each setting.
To Register: Call Wendy Ray at (206) 216-2516 or wendyr@wsha.org.
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Nursing Commission Coming to Your Neighborhood
Please Plan to Attend!
The Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission will be holding open forums across Washington State throughout this spring and summer. The agenda for these sessions will be to discuss the following:
• Upcoming continuing competency requirements for licensure renewal
• Multistate licensure compact – should Washington State participate?
• Licensure fees – what does the future hold?
• What issues are school nurses facing in public education?
• LPN scope of practice issues and concerns
For more information about the Continuing Competency rules, visit WSNA's Nursing Practice Update blog at www.wsnaweb.org/nursing-practice-update.
The following locations have been scheduled:
• 7/6, 7/7, 7/8 Seattle
• 7/6, 7/8 Bellevue
• 7/13 Bellingham
• 8/2 Vancouver
• 9/15 Vancouver
For more information and additional upcoming dates and locations, look under 'Current Topics' on the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission website at www.doh.wa.gov/hsqa/Professions/Nursing.
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What Should Be the Role of the Nurse of the Future?
Washington Center for Nursing Meetings
The Washington Center for Nursing is convening meetings around the state to get your input. They need participants from all sectors of nursing and in all roles so that we can talk and listen directly to each other.
As the population becomes older, more diverse, and experiences more chronic illness...
>What essential knowledge, skills, and attitudes will nurses need?
As the nursing workforce becomes older and scarcer...
>How can we strengthen the connections between nursing education and practice?
As the healthcare system becomes more complex and challenging...
> How can nurses help to shape the future healthcare system?
Current Schedule of Meetings**
• Monday, 6/14 – Session FULL – Virginia Mason Hospital, Seattle. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, 6/15 - Legacy Salmon Creek MC, Vancouver. 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
• Wednesday, 6/16 - Group Health MC, Olympia. 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
• Tuesday, 6/22 - Wenatchee Valley CC, Wenatchee. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Thursday, 6/24 – Session FULL - Group Health MC, Everett. 5:30 – 7:00.
• Monday, 6/28 – Session FULL - Overlake Hospital, Bellevue. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Tuesday, 6/29 - St. John MC, Longview. 6:00 – 7:30 p.m.
• Wednesday, 6/30 - Mason General Hospital, Shelton. 5:30 – 7:00 p.m.
** Additional meetings are planned for other areas of the state in the fall. There is no cost to participate in these meetings.
RSVP – Space is Limited: Email ConfReg@wcnursing.org
When you register, be sure to specify:
¬ Date and site you would like to attend
¬ Your name, organization, and contact pho number
¬ Your primary role or identification in nursing (e.g., practice, education, or other)
¬ If you have questions prior to registering, please email: info@wcnursing.org
