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As a nonpartisan organization, WSNA continues to speak up on issues that impact nurses, patients, and our members’ rights.
November 13, 2025 • 1 minute to read
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"Americans deserve dignity, opportunity and a life they can afford. And they deserve leaders who care about them enough to put politics aside and work toward solutions that improve their lives, not shatter them."
November 10, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
“As a nurse practitioner, I understand the need for continuous quality improvement.”
October 14, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The projects, supported by the American Nurses Foundation, have won numerous awards and widespread media coverage.
October 14, 2025 • 3 minutes to read
Public health nurses provide a safety net for King County communities but are watching their paychecks stagnate because of broken promises by the county.
"Technology can assist us, but it cannot replace the heart, judgment, and expertise of the nurse."
October 14, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Her work has had an outsized impact on the nursing profession by taking a holistic approach to patient care and moving nursing from task oriented to a profession.
October 14, 2025 • 4 minutes to read
WSNA calls on the president and Congress to work across the aisle and find a solution that all Americans deserve — one that protects healthcare, lowers costs, and keeps the government open.
October 2, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
The overwhelming body of evidence confirms that acetaminophen is safe and appropriate for the management of pain or fever in pregnancy, and there is no evidence of a causal link to autism.
September 24, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Patient care units have new requirements to promote transparency, including posting staffing schedule for current shift.
September 12, 2025 • 1 minute to read
The Washington State Department of Health issued a Standing Order for the COVID-19 vaccine, making it easier for Washington residents to get vaccinated.
WSNA and eight plaintiffs win lawsuit against the purging of public health and science data from federal websites.
September 12, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
The erosion of public trust in federal health agencies has underscored the urgent need for strong, science-driven leadership at the state and regional levels.
September 11, 2025 • 1 minute to read
“When clinicians, researchers, and advocates join together in pushing back against harmful policies by the administration, we can make a meaningful impact for our patients.”
September 2, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Amount of leadership changes could pose threats to public health.
August 29, 2025 • 3 minutes to read
Women’s Health Magazine takes on the crisis of workplace violence with a powerful story, “The nurses are most definitely not alright.”
August 18, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Nurses on the panel said they feared that the cuts will mean that people won’t get help until they are really sick—or may go without care at all.
Hospitals report compliance with meal and rest breaks, but that doesn't match the experience of frontline workers. Is this true compliance – or an illusion?
August 15, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
We strongly urge the HHS to preserve the independence and credibility of the USPSTF by keeping the group’s membership intact and allow future meetings to proceed.
August 12, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
‘We care deeply about our work, but this isn’t a therapeutic environment. It’s demoralizing…’ says nurse working at Center for Behavioral Health and Learning.
July 31, 2025 • 5 minutes to read
Applications are open for federally funded fellowship, with priority to nurses serving in rural and underserved communities.
July 10, 2025 • 1 minute to read
This online repository of articles, evidence-based resources, patient education, clinical decision toolkits, and more is available to all nurses licensed in Washington state.
July 10, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Remember those staffing plans certain hospitals were required to submit in January? Those hospitals are now required to follow those plans.
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