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We have to keep saying it: Black lives matter.
Feb. 3, 2023 • 1 minute to read
"We are making a difference in people’s lives, and I, personally, try to make a difference in every patient I encounter."
Jan. 19, 2023 • 7 minutes to read
While the best time to plan for an emergency or disaster is BEFORE it happens, these tips and resources are good to know.
Jan. 19, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
“This cold-blooded killing is an incalculable loss for Doug Brant’s patients, his family, his colleagues, his community, and WSNA. It is also a horrific example of the growing problem of violence against nurses and other healthcare workers.”
Dec. 6, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
We were heartbroken to learn of the murder of a valued home-health nurse and WSNA member, Doug Brant, on Dec. 1.
Dec. 3, 2022 • 1 minute to read
At least one hospital in Tacoma dealing with micro-tears that soak up and leak body fluids.
Nov. 7, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
With the Governor lifting the COVID-19 state of emergency on Oct. 31, many members are wondering what this means to them.
Oct. 25, 2022 • 3 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
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
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
“I encourage all people in our state to join me in honoring the nurses of Washington, especially recogÂnizing the critical and live-saving role that regisÂtered nurses have filled around our state, country, and world through the current coronÂavirus pandemic.”
May 1, 2022 • 1 minute to read
Focusing on blame and punishment solves nothing. It can only discourage reporting and drive errors underground. It not only undermines patient safety; it fosters an environment of fear and lack of respect for health care workers.
April 8, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
Today the WA Safe + Healthy coalition released a joint statement on the state Senate failing to pass safe staffing standards for healthcare workers.
March 8, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
A review of recent national and Washington State nurse staffing data and survey results indicates that there are enough nurses to safely staff hospitals, but that the quality of jobs is leading many qualified registered nurses to leave their Washington hospital jobs.
Feb. 10, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
WSNA nurses share firsthand accounts of understaffing from the front lines.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 10 minutes to read
The public is becoming increasingly aware of a problem nurses have known about for a long time: the nurse staffing crisis that is dangerously depleting our hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and accentuated this crisis.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 8 minutes to read
WSNA and the other two primary health care unions in Washington state call for a sustainÂable, accountÂable commitÂment to safe staffing in every departÂment of every hospital in the state.
Jan. 17, 2022 • 3 minutes to read
Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization was established in 1949 to provide community services and education to student nurses.
We call on employers to clarify their policies, and we call on the state to ensure workers cannot be forced to return while sick, or disciplined for refusing to work while symptomatic with COVID.
Jan. 14, 2022 • 2 minutes to read
"We do not believe that NINR intended to exclude research on health care equity; the health equity lens appears to be defined broadly enough to include health care equity. However, because some definitions distinguish between health equity and health care equity, this should be clarified."
Dec. 17, 2021 • 1 minute to read
Nurses and other frontline workers are calling on hospitals to use the tools and resources they have available to finally begin mitigating this crisis for workers and patients.
Oct. 19, 2021 • 4 minutes to read
WSNA nurses from all over Washington state are participating in the VaccinateWA campaign. Listen to their stories in these powerful videos encouraging the public to get vaccinated.
Oct. 8, 2021 • 2 minutes to read
In September, the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission put out a statement on COVID-19 misinformation. WSNA sent a letter to the Commission expressing concerns with the statement.
Oct. 6, 2021 • 1 minute to read
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