May 22, 2025
April 29, 2025
The Washington State Legislature kicked off Jan. 13 with a tough road ahead.
January 15, 2025
Nearly 200 people came together in solidarity to take on the issues facing nurses at UW Medicine Montlake, UW Medicine Northwest, and Seattle Children’s Hospital.
The 2025 legislative session in Olympia starts on Monday with one of our bills – HB 1162, addressing workplace violence (WPV) – scheduled for a public hearing on Wednesday, January 15.
January 10, 2025
Each year more than 3,000 people get care they otherwise would not be able to access because of volunteer participation.
January 8, 2025
The primary issues are Providence’s unfair labor practices, dangerously understaffed hospitals, the ability to spend more time with patients, employee healthcare, and competitive wages and benefits.
January 6, 2025
The nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of the contract in a historic turnout.
December 17, 2024
The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
December 13, 2024
The sudden closure was not just the end of a service line, it took away the soul of a community and robbed healthcare staff from their calling. This closure was set in motion by the consolidation of healthcare.
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
December 9, 2024
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
November 15, 2024
WSNA will continue to support efforts to promote the NP role in Washington state.
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
November 14, 2024
Beginning July 1, employers are required to provide employees with a method to accurately record when an employee misses a meal or rest period.
Victories by many nursing-supported candidates
A statement by the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) Board of Directors
November 13, 2024
After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.
November 12, 2024
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
November 8, 2024
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
October 31, 2024
Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community
October 16, 2024
Among the resolutions passed were two introduced by WSNA: one calling for tighter scrutiny and restrictions on healthcare consolidation, and one advocating for strengthened efforts to prevent workplace violence in healthcare
October 14, 2024
To everything there is a reason for avoiding hospital-acquired pressure injuries
Members debate Code of Ethics and vote down a presidential endorsement
Dr. Patricia Benner’s five stages of clinical competence
A voter's guide for Washington nurses
