Take action now: Congress must unshackle the health care community by letting the CDC study gun violence. We can't keep pretending that gun violence isn't a public health crisis.
Murray-Blunt bipartisan compromise amendment passes 68-30 - set to clear Senate when the bill it is attached to passes later today. Murray continues pushing Senate Republicans to send Zika agreement to the House as separate bill
An important aspect of our Nurses Speak initiative is highlighting the careers of individuals who began as staff nurses and then turned their attention to become leaders in the fields of public policy, hospital administration, the law and the legislature. This is the second in our series.
A message from the WSNA president on getting involved in the upcoming 2016 elections.
Every presidential election, members of the American Nurses Association take part in the process to support the candidate who will champion the issues that matter most to the nursing community.
WSNA has been working over the past year with the Health Care Authority, legislative leaders and state policy makers to link the effective implementation of nurse staffing committees with hospital safety net funding. Key to that effort is MaryAnne Lindeblad, head of Medicaid for the state and a nurse.
School nursing is a complex and challenging specialty practice area that is sometimes poorly understood.
ARNPs United of Washington State represents nurse practitioners, certified nurse anesthetists and certified nurse midwives.
More than 700 nurses and students gathered in Olympia for WSNA's annual Nurse Legislative Day.
Nursing’s role in solving the state’s mental health crisis will be the top issue at the Washington State Nurses Association’s Nurse Legislative Day on Monday, Feb. 1. With 700 attendees, WSNA hosts the largest lobby day in Olympia. In his keynote address, Governor Inslee is expected to discuss nursing’s role in helping solve the mental health crisis.
At the 2016 WSNA Legislative Reception, nurse leaders met with Washington state legislators to tell their stories and talk about nursing's top issues and legislative priorities for this year's Legislative Session.
Be informed, and make a difference.
What you need to know about the Washington State Legislature.
While King County is looking to expand services for pregnant women, young children and teens, the Snohomish Health District shut the doors for the last time on the Immunization Clinic on June 30. The county’s First Steps program, which provides maternity support services, is also slated for elimination.
In person and through video-conferencing, more than 50 registered nurses spoke directly with Tacoma area legislators on September 21.
On the November ballot, Best Starts would support the preventive programs we know work – for individuals and for the community.
By Ruth Schubert, APR, Director of Marketing and Communications
The second longest legislative session in Washington State history finally ended on Friday, July 10, 2015.
ARNPs are now authorized to order durable medical equipment for Medicare patients.
As legislators negotiated the budget behind closed doors with little visible progress, Washington United for Fair Revenue held a people’s hearing on May 4 to bring the voice of the people of Washington back to the forefront.
