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The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
December 13, 2024
The sudden closure was not just the end of a service line, it took away the soul of a community and robbed healthcare staff from their calling. This closure was set in motion by the consolidation of healthcare.
Health equity acknowledges that individuals have different needs and face diverse barriers to health.
December 9, 2024
King County Council is expected to vote on measure to protect public health clinics
November 15, 2024
WSNA will continue to support efforts to promote the NP role in Washington state.
The closure deprives the community of another birth center and leaves dozens of labor and delivery nurses without a job they loved.
November 14, 2024
Beginning July 1, employers are required to provide employees with a method to accurately record when an employee misses a meal or rest period.
After 10 bargaining sessions, nurses held informational picket Nov. 1.
November 12, 2024
Community invited to share frustration at Nov. 14 event (6:30 p.m. – 8 p.m.)
November 8, 2024
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
October 31, 2024
Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community
October 16, 2024
To everything there is a reason for avoiding hospital-acquired pressure injuries
October 14, 2024
Members debate Code of Ethics and vote down a presidential endorsement
Dr. Patricia Benner’s five stages of clinical competence
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
Vote NO on Initiative 2124
June 12, 2024
Consult sought on healthcare costs and palliative care benefits
June 5, 2024
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
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.
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
As we continue to navigate the post-pandemic world, let us not lose sight of what nursing stands for: care, safety, and empathy.
In honor of Nurses Week, we take a look at Florence Nightingale — her trailblazing work, her theory, and her complicated legacy.
May 23, 2024
One issue – Management’s refusal to negotiate fair wages for home health and hospice nurses
May 9, 2024
Nurses get support from local officials, labor leaders, the community
April 22, 2024
