July 10, 2025
June 16, 2025
These are the four legislative priorities WSNA pursued in the 2024 legislative session and how each fared.
May 24, 2024
One of my goals as president is to re-establish a strong pro-nursing presence in our state capitol.
Much of King County’s public health system now risks being shuttered.
March 22, 2024
Your participation in the Nurses4All survey will provide real-time, actionable evidence to our policy makers on pressing issues.
March 13, 2024
Founders behind new chapter of the National Association of Hispanic Nurses envision a powerful community of support
February 1, 2024
On Jan. 24, nurses from all over Washington state visited Olympia to make their voices heard at Lobby Day.
This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!
November 16, 2023
Monica R. McLemore was given the 2023 Nurse Researcher Award by WSNA and issued the following invitation in her acceptance speech.
October 24, 2023
In 2023, the Washington State Nurses Foundation awarded 14 scholarships worth $45,000 to some incredible students who want to make a difference with their nursing degrees.
Our advocacy efforts for our patients and communities should not end when we clock out.
October 20, 2023
Justin Gill is not only the first person of color and first male president in WSNA’s 115-year history, but at 33 he is also one of the youngest.
With more than 100,000 nurses in WA state, if just 10% gave $5 a month, WSNA PAC would be able to raise $600,000 a year.
Nurses who have been out of work or working reduced hours because of PTSD may now get the help they need.
The new law makes Oregon the second state in the nation to adopt mandatory nurse staffing ratios and the first state to put ratios into statute.
Safe staffing, gun safety, virtual nursing, documentation by nurses, and more at ANA Membership Assembly
The advisory committee on hospital staffing will start by advising DOH on its development of the uniform hospital staffing plan form.
August 10, 2023
WSNA fully supports the American Nurses Association's statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action.
July 6, 2023
Gill, 33, is not only the first person of color and first male president in WSNA’s 115-year history, but he is also one of the youngest.
June 30, 2023
Matthew Dustin and Liana Delacorte talk to WSNA about their jobs, magical moments, and working with ratios.
May 15, 2023
Thank you, Governor Jay Inslee, for recognizing May 2023 as Nurses Month in Washington state.
May 1, 2023
Gov. Inslee signed a safe staffing bill that will improve working conditions for nurses and healthcare workers throughout the state.
April 21, 2023
Just days away from the end of legislative session and important Action Alert re: PTSD bill.
April 14, 2023
His primary scholarship interests are in addressing the root causes of health inequity and disparities, building community leadership capacity, and using community-based participatory approaches that focus on equitable partnerships between communities and health systems.
April 13, 2023
His research focused on occupational health disparities, examining how employment opportunities, job conditions, and work organization contribute to chronic stress and work-related injury and illness — particularly for immigrants and workers of color.
