November 13, 2025
How liability, malpractice and licensure rules are affected during a crisis or disaster.
December 23, 2015
What you need to know about the Washington State Legislature.
December 21, 2015
The Nursing Commission has published an advisory opinion and FAQ on prescribing, dispensing, distributing and delivering opioid overdose medications.
December 17, 2015
Are you the parent of school-aged children looking for a family friendly nursing career? Or maybe you are looking to continue your nursing career in a role that takes advantage of your many years of experience but is not as physically demanding as nursing in a hospital. Have we got a job for you!
December 15, 2015
As a licensed nurse, you have skills that will be in demand during any emergency that affects public health.
December 14, 2015
Happy holidays from the Washington State Nurses Association.
An overwhelming majority – 90 percent of the hundreds of Kadlec RNS who voted – said "yes" in the Strike Advisory Vote WSNA held during two membership meetings held Dec. 8, 2015.
December 8, 2015
A new study examines the progress made toward achieving the goals of the 2010 Institute of Medicine report "The Future of Nursing."
December 4, 2015
A public webinar will be held on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. PST for the release of the report, Assessing Progress on the Institute of Medicine Report The Future of Nursing. Registration is required to attend and space is limited, but a recording will be posted online after the fact.
November 30, 2015
WSNA offices will be closed for the holiday Thursday, Nov. 26 and Friday, Nov. 27.
November 25, 2015
Chris was nominated for Employee of the Month by a number of his co-workers and peers throughout the hospital.
November 22, 2015
The Joint Commission's 2015 annual report on quality and safety recognizes more than 1,000 hospitals as "Top Performers," including 13 in Washington State.
November 18, 2015
Beloved colleague and dear friend Barbara Curtis passed away at her home in Florida on Oct. 18, 2015, surrounded by her loving family. Barbara was a past president of WSNA and a member of the WSNA Hall of Fame and the ANA Hall of Fame.
Nurses and their supporters made an impromptu "Show of Force" outside the office where mediation was taking place.
November 12, 2015
On Nov. 11, nurses at PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center - Bellingham celebrated Veteran's Day with a 3-hour negotiations kickoff event.
WSNA would like to take this opportunity to say thank you to all veterans of our armed services.
November 11, 2015
Several hundred nurses at Kadlec Medical Center, along with supporters, rallied on Monday to bring attention to ongoing contract negotiations, now in their sixth month.
The 2015 Seattle/King County Clinic, held Oct. 21-25, was an amazing success. Nearly $3.5 million in services were provided to more than 4,000 deserving people from our community. Thank you to the Registered Nurses who volunteered their time to serve so many people.
November 9, 2015
We are halfway through the second phase of the APIN project in Washington State, which aims to achieve the Institute of Medicine’s goal of an 80 percent BSN-prepared workforce that is more diverse and inclusive by 2020.
November 6, 2015
In January of 2015, the American Nurses Association published a completely updated “Code of Ethics for Nurses with Interpretive Statements” and declared it to be the Year of Ethics. Here's what the Code of Ethics means to four of our members.
November 3, 2015
Even with the constraints of the current health care environment, we, the staff nurses, keep coming back for more of the same. Because that is who we are and that is what we do. We are ethical creatures. We provide ethical care, and we care about our patients and the people we work with.
Although I am not employed as a nurse yet, I always try my best to abide by the “Code of Ethics” when volunteering. As a new graduate RN, the Code has been taught to me in many classes throughout my ADN program as well as the RN to BSN program I am currently attending.
As a recent RN graduate and new employee on the medical unit at a local hospital I have had many opportunities to advocate for my patients both as a nursing student and as a new nurse.
This Year of Ethics should encourage all of us to reflect on how we treat each other, our students, our colleagues and our patients. Are we always behaving in a manner that is congruent with our profession’s Code? Can we do better?
