Washington State Nurses Association

From Conflict to Collaboration: Coalition Work on Safe Staffing Over the past few months, WSNA has been engaged in a mediated process with the Washington State Hospital Association, the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives and the other nurse unions on the critical issue of nurse staffing. WSNA is pleased to announce that the dialogue has provided for a greater understanding of the issue by the parties and has produced the following results...	Nursing Practice Update “Nurses are indispensable and grossly under-appreciated” were the words from Barry Straube, MD, one of many excellent speakers at the recent 2nd Annual National Database of Nursing Quality Indicators (NDNQI) Conference held in Orlando, Florida.
E&GW Update WSNA Wins Flu Shot Lawsuit - Again; Short Staffing = No Breaks = Unsafe Patient Care	Health & Safety Update Chemical exposures on the job may be linked to diseases in nurses
Expanding Nurse Delegation to Allow Insulin Injections: Is it Safe Practice? Last summer, DSHS Aging and Disability Division staff came to the Nursing Commission seeking to add Insulin Administration to the RCW that governs delegation. Since then, there has been a lot of discussion about the appropriateness of the program and if this is “giving away” nursing practice.	Best Practices in Adolescent Immunizations: Tdap & More Be sure to employ best practices with your adolescent patients. They need immunizations too, and they need reminders from you! Follow the Recommended Adolescent Immunization Schedule when giving immunizations.
PNHCC Update Nursing Delegation of Insulin Administration

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