Resources and guidance for nursing practice, patient safety, and workplace conditions.
Find your contract, bargaining updates, representation rights, local unit information, and workplace support.
Continuing nursing education, professional development, and events to support your practice and professional growth.
Follow legislative updates, take action, and help make nurses’ voices heard in Olympia.
Manage your membership, explore your benefits, and connect with your regional nurses association.
See how WSNA is led, what we are working toward, and how to connect with us.
Suggested
This week we celebrate and recognize this important group within the nursing profession!
Nov. 16, 2023 • 1 minute to read
Monica R. McLemore was given the 2023 Nurse Researcher Award by WSNA and issued the following invitation in her acceptance speech.
Oct. 24, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
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.
Oct. 24, 2023 • 10 minutes to read
Our advocacy efforts for our patients and communities should not end when we clock out.
Oct. 20, 2023 • 1 minute to read
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.
Oct. 20, 2023 • 4 minutes to read
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.
Oct. 20, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
Nurses who have been out of work or working reduced hours because of PTSD may now get the help they need.
Oct. 20, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
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.
Aug. 10, 2023 • 1 minute to read
WSNA fully supports the American Nurses Association's statement on the Supreme Court's ruling against affirmative action.
July 6, 2023 • 1 minute to read
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 • 2 minutes to read
Matthew Dustin and Liana Delacorte talk to WSNA about their jobs, magical moments, and working with ratios.
May 15, 2023 • 5 minutes to read
Thank you, Governor Jay Inslee, for recognizing May 2023 as Nurses Month in Washington state.
May 1, 2023 • 1 minute to read
Gov. Inslee signed a safe staffing bill that will improve working conditions for nurses and healthcare workers throughout the state.
April 21, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
Just days away from the end of legislative session and important Action Alert re: PTSD bill.
April 14, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
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 • 1 minute to read
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.
On April 6, the House passed the healthcare staffing bill (ESSB 5236), the final legislative hurdle in a long process, to begin addressing the ongoing hospital staffing crisis this legislative session. The bill now heads to the governor’s desk.
April 4, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
The legislative session is winding down. Read the latest about the Safe Staffing Standards bill, presumptive eligibility for nurses with PTSD and other nurse bills moving in Olympia.
April 4, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
Read the latest about the Safe Staffing Standards bill, presumptive eligibility for nurses with PTSD and other nurse bills moving in Olympia. In this week’s update you'll find a recap on week 11.
March 27, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
Read the latest about the Safe Staffing Standards bill, presumptive eligibility for nurses with PTSD and other nurse bills moving in Olympia.
March 17, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
In this week’s update you'll find a recap on week 9
March 10, 2023 • 5 minutes to read
This is is an update regarding the passing of the safe staffing bill out of the state senate.
March 9, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
Page 5 of 15
