Publications

Position Papers

• Administration of Medications
  PDF Format; 54KB
• Body Mass Index Screening, Evaluation, & Treatment
  PDF Format: 204KB
• Continuing Competence
  PDF Format: 188KB
  
• Medical Errors and Patient Safety Updated
  PDF Format; 296KB
• Multi-State Licensure
  PDF Format; 16KB
• Nursing Shortage and Workforce Issues
  PDF Format: 158KB
• Public Health and Public Health Nursing New
  PDF Format; 269KB
• Recruitment of Foreign-Educated Nurses
  PDF Format; 62KB
• Registered Nurse Delegation in Community Based Settings
  PDF Format; 112KB
• Violence in the Workplace
  PDF Format; 214KB

White Papers

• Imperative Issues Affecting School Nurse Practice: Implications for the Future of School Nursing and Child Health in Washington State New
  PDF Format; 291KB
• Mapping the Economic Value of Nursing New
  PDF Format; 286KB
• Quality of Care, Nurses' Work Schedules, and Fatigue
  PDF Format; 199KB

Palm Cards

• Emergency Preparedness (PDF)
• Health & Safety (PDF)
• Nurse Delegation (PDF)
• Masks & Respirators: When & Where (PDF)
• Safe Lift Decisions (PDF)

Other Tools

Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) Form

Other Publications

Guidelines for a Safe Practice Environment: Regarding Safe Patient Handling
PDF; 287 KB

2010 National Health Care Reform: An Initial Overview of Opportunities for Nurses and Nursing in Washington State - Issue Brief
PDF; 274 KB

Handbook for Assisting Colleagues Who Demonstrate Impairment in the Workplace
PDF Format: 2MB
From the Washington State Department of Health

Nursing Commission or Nursing Association?
What’s the difference between the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission (NCQAC) and the Washington State Nurses Association?
PDF; 125 KB