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Home health nurses in Spokane seek community support for safety measures

Press release

Providence VNA Home Health nurses ask community to sign a home safety petition

October 16, 2024

Turn! Turn! Turn!

To everything there is a reason for avoiding hospital-acquired pressure injuries

October 14, 2024

ANA Membership Assembly reaffirms support for hospital staffing ratios

Members debate Code of Ethics and vote down a presidential endorsement

October 14, 2024

Novice to expert: The value of nursing expertise

Dr. Patricia Benner’s five stages of clinical competence

October 14, 2024

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.

August 1, 2024

Help protect long-term care insurance for millions of Washington residents

Vote NO on Initiative 2124

June 12, 2024

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.

May 28, 2024

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.

May 28, 2024

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.

May 24, 2024

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.

May 24, 2024

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.

May 23, 2024

WSNA files unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth Southwest after 14 bargaining sessions

Press release

One issue – Management’s refusal to negotiate fair wages for home health and hospice nurses

May 9, 2024

Massive picket in Vancouver by PeaceHealth SW nurses

Press release

Nurses get support from local officials, labor leaders, the community

April 22, 2024

Nurses at PeaceHealth SW in Vancouver drop notice to picket April 18

Press release

Severe understaffing does not allow nurses to meet community’s needs

March 27, 2024

Sign the petition to save public health in Seattle/King County

Much of King County’s public health system now risks being shuttered.

March 22, 2024

Still time to complete important Nurses4All survey

Your participation in the Nurses4All survey will provide real-time, actionable evidence to our policy makers on pressing issues.

March 13, 2024

Multistate License Upgrade FAQs

Washington state active status registered nurses and licensed practical nurses whose primary state of residence is Washington can now apply to upgrade to a multistate license.

February 7, 2024

A year since home health nurse Doug Brant was killed

‘I cycled through shock, denial, anger, depression, and guilt — sometimes all in the same day’

February 1, 2024

Interview with Brad Rathke at Virginia Mason

We asked Rathke a few questions about himself and his experience with workplace violence.

February 1, 2024

‘We fought hard.’ Virginia Mason nurses win great contract

Oct. 10 informational picket was big turning point

February 1, 2024

What’s in your charter?

To comply with the hospital staffing committee law, charters are detailed and thorough, addressing over a dozen committee functions related to roles, responsibilities, and processes.

February 1, 2024

Seattle Children’s nurses say workplace violence a symptom of a broken pediatric mental health system

44 nurses signed letter to hospital leadership asking for more resources

February 1, 2024

WSNA statement on death threats at PeaceHealth Southwest

Press release

WSNA and ANA will continue to promote strategies to reduce and address violence against nurses.

January 22, 2024

Preceptor Winter 2024 reimbursement updates

WABON is now accepting submissions for Winter 2024

January 19, 2024