Health equity education requirements for nurses in Washington state
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
Key vote on public health funding Nov. 19
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
Nurse practitioners reshaping healthcare
WSNA will continue to support efforts to promote the NP role in Washington state.
Nurses mourn sudden closure of Virginia Mason’s Family Birth Center
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
Pearls for Practice: Highlights of 2024 meal and rest break law
Beginning July 1, employers are required to provide employees with a method to accurately record when an employee misses a meal or rest period.
St. Joseph Medical Center nurses seek better staffing, safety
After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.
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Nurses at Virginia Mason holding a vigil to protest closure of Family Birth Center
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
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Nurses at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma picket Nov. 1 for better conditions
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
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Home health nurses in Spokane seek community support for safety measures
Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community
Turn! Turn! Turn!
To everything there is a reason for avoiding hospital-acquired pressure injuries
ANA Membership Assembly reaffirms support for hospital staffing ratios
Members debate Code of Ethics and vote down a presidential endorsement
By Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, President, WSNA and David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Novice to expert: The value of nursing expertise
Dr. Patricia Benner’s five stages of clinical competence
By Megan Kilpatrick, MSN, RN, Education Director
WSNA raises concerns about draft ANA Code of Ethics provision
WSNA calls strike provision in the draft revisions to ANA's Code of Ethics very problematic and encourages members to submit comments.
Help protect long-term care insurance for millions of Washington residents
Vote NO on Initiative 2124
WSNA members appointed to state healthcare advisory groups
Consult sought on healthcare costs and palliative care benefits
Nurses at Washington Soldiers Home provide a sanctuary for vets
The Washington Nurse wants to provide readers a closer look at local units across the state and the communities they serve. For this issue, we look at Washington Soldiers Home in Orting.
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
The Lasso Way: evidence-based practices for effective teams
What Ted understands and believes is that each person on the team—the captain, coach, star player, and locker room attendant—all have important roles to play to ensure that the team functions at its best.
By Megan Kilpatrick, MSN, RN, Education Director
Avoiding preventable harm
Nurses play a crucial role in preventing medication errors as a final check to determine whether a medication is correctly prescribed and dispensed before administration.
By Cheri Osler, Ed.D, MS-CNS, AHN-BC, LMHC, RN, CNE and Gloria Brigham, EdD, MN, RN, Director of Nursing Practice and Megan Kilpatrick, MSN, RN, Education Director
Op-ed - Against the tide of normalization: the fight for safe nurse staffing
As we continue to navigate the post-pandemic world, let us not lose sight of what nursing stands for: care, safety, and empathy.
By Tristan Twohig, RN, CEN, At-large, Labor Executive Council
Environmental theory of Florence Nightingale
In honor of Nurses Week, we take a look at Florence Nightingale — her trailblazing work, her theory, and her complicated legacy.
By Megan Kilpatrick, MSN, RN, Education Director
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WSNA files unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth Southwest after 14 bargaining sessions
One issue – Management’s refusal to negotiate fair wages for home health and hospice nurses
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Massive picket in Vancouver by PeaceHealth SW nurses
Nurses get support from local officials, labor leaders, the community
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
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Nurses at PeaceHealth SW in Vancouver drop notice to picket April 18
Severe understaffing does not allow nurses to meet community’s needs
Sign the petition to save public health in Seattle/King County
Much of King County’s public health system now risks being shuttered.
