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Help us advocate for all nurses in Washington state. We can do this, together.
October 18, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Lock in early bird rates for Washington’s only statewide convention dedicated exclusively to nurses and the issues we face.
October 17, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Run for WSNA office for the 2023-2024 biennium.
October 12, 2022 • 4 minutes to read
Tentative agreement with record raises comes 9 months before contract expires.
October 6, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Elsa Sjunneson on a mission to end ableism.
September 21, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Historic contract comes after 12 bargaining sessions.
August 29, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Learn how each of our WSNA-PAC endorsed candidates performed in the election, including two WSNA nurses.
August 4, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
WSNA labor advisor Gerard Friesz on the wave of unionization
July 27, 2022 • 4 minutes to read
CARES Act government relief helped hospital increase profits and build assets.
July 25, 2022 • 4 minutes to read
ANA seeks forgiveness “for named and unaccounted-for harms,” and issues a plan of action to promote diversity.
July 19, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
This decision has significant implications for women’s reproductive health and choice. The ruling leaves it up to each state to determine its own laws regarding abortion.
June 24, 2022 • 1 minute to read
We will be marching with the labor contingent hosted by Pride at Work, which advocates for LGBTQ+ union members, other workers, and allies.
If you work with 10 nurses, one of them is likely to be struggling with their use of alcohol or other drugs.
June 7, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
An advance directive is a voluntary, legal document that articulates an individual’s wishes regarding future medical care and treatment.
June 7, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
POLST is a set of medical orders that communicate patient wishes for end-of-life care to health care personnel, especially those working in the community/outpatient settings.
June 7, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Palliative care and hospice are sometimes used interchangeably in health care, but are two distinct areas of nursing, each with its own philosophies and approaches to care.
If you are a team player, comfortable practicing in an independent role, ready to use every lesson you learned in nursing school, and love working with children, youth and families, then we have a job for you!
WSNA spoke to member Josh Chatman to learn more about what it’s like to be a nurse on the front lines.
June 6, 2022 • 7 minutes to read
WSNA member Duncan Camacho is running in the 18th Legislative District and has received the WSNA-PAC’s first endorsement.
June 2, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
ANA stands in solidarity with the individuals, families and communities impacted and calls for meaningful action now to address this tragic, ever-growing epidemic of gun violence.
May 25, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Nurses and other health care workers have long faced systemic challenges in the health care system even before the COVID-19 pandemic, leading to crisis levels of burnout, according to the Surgeon General.
May 24, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
ONA and WSNA stand firm in our resolve that all people deserve access to health care services, when and where they need it, without financial hardship.
May 10, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
One week is not long enough to honor our nurses and their life-saving contributions, so Bloodworks Northwest is having a “Thank a Nurse” Blood Drive for the entire month of May.
May 4, 2022 • 1 minute to read
“I encourage all people in our state to join me in honoring the nurses of Washington, especially recognizing the critical and live-saving role that registered nurses have filled around our state, country, and world through the current coronavirus pandemic.”
May 1, 2022 • 1 minute to read
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