Professional Nursing & Health Care Council

About the Council

The Professional Nursing and Health Care Council is responsible for addressing issues of nursing practice that have been identified by members of the nursing profession and the public. Primary focus is given to the adherence to ethical, professional, and legal standards of nursing practice. The Council collaborates with other nursing and specialty organizations on issues on nursing and other health care concerns. The Council meets at least three times a year and reports to the WSNA Board of Directors.

Get Your Questions Answered!

If you have a nursing practice question, send it to swatkins@wsna.org.

Council Members

Sharon L. Bradley, MSN, RN
Spokane, WA
Chair

Mary A. Baroni, PhD, RN
Seattle, WA
Member

Roberta L. Gerard, RNC
Montesano, WA
Member

Christine Henshaw, EdD, MN, BSN
Burien, WA
Member

Barbara Innes, EdD, RN
Seattle, WA
Member

Marcia Morgenthaler, RN
Anacortes, WA
Member

Felecia A. Rachner, BSN, RN
Port Orchard, WA
Member

Deena Rauch, RN, BSN, MSNc, CNA
Moscow, ID
Member

Jeaux P. Rinehart, RN
Seattle, WA
Member

Bonnie B. Sandahl, MN, ARNP
Lynnwood, WA
Member

Rosa D. Young, RN
Seattle, WA
Member

Nursing Practice

News & Publications

• Nursing Practice News
• Publications

Topics

• Regulation & Accountability
• Fatigue
• Safe Staffing
• Safe Patient Handling
• Influenza Vaccine
• Public Health
• Workplace, Environment, & You
• Emergency Preparedness
• Advanced Practice

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