Black history is inseparable from the fight for health equity. From past pioneers to today’s changemakers, progress is built on knowledge and action. WSNA has gathered essential DEI resources—including our own and others—to help you learn, reflect, and advocate.
Along with staterooms on the cruiseship, the WSNA winners receive all meals and basic beverage, access to accredited nursing education, and full participation in all entertainment and events.
If you missed WSNA’s health equity webinar in November 2024, you can now view an online course by the same presenter.
Find out more about running for office and submitting a resolution.
Nurses with international experience get equal pay at St. Joseph Medical Center in Tacoma.
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
Statement
"We stand with trans kids, their families, and the numerous voices urging Seattle Children’s Hospital to resume its position as an advocate and full care provider for trans patients."
By Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, President, WSNA
Press release
We express deep concerns regarding nominations that have recently been announced by the incoming administration, and we share the need to take a clear stand at this moment to clarify our profession’s priorities.
Nurses at Providence VNA hope Compassus will operate more ethically than Cerberus did with Steward Health, but they remain concerned about the future under a company with substantial private equity ownership.
By Ruth Schubert, APR, Director of Marketing and Communications
For the 23rd year in a row, nurses rank No. 1 in Gallup Poll.
Our Convention rates this year are our lowest in more than a decade to make the Convention even more accessible to our members.
The documentary unpacks the critical role nurses play in the healthcare system and the communities they serve to achieve health equity.
This new law, effective Jan. 1, 2024, establishes a presumptive eligibility structure for nurses suffering from PTSD.
A look at the first quarter of 2026 through the lens of some of our most popular social media posts.
Take a look back at 2024 through the lens of some of our most popular social media posts.
By Matthew Vivion, Digital Media Specialist
Each year more than 3,000 people get care they otherwise would not be able to access because of volunteer participation.
Press release
The nurses voted overwhelmingly in favor of the contract in a historic turnout.
If you are ready to advance WSNA’s work in advocating for Washington’s nurses, you can nominate yourself or a colleague for a WSNA elected office.
The public health clinics see around 80,000 people a year in King County.
By Bobbi Nodell, Marketing and Communications Manager
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.
Nominations must be received no later than Feb. 1, 2025.
2024 to 2025: Moving forward with courage
By Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, President, WSNA
We wish you a peaceful holiday season.
WSNA membership dues rate effective Jan. 1, 2025.
WSNA membership dues rate effective Jan. 1, 2025.