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Following 18 bargaining sessions with limited progress, hundreds of nurses picketed outside Kadlec Regional Medical Center on Jan. 26, saying stronger contract language is needed to address mounting safety and staffing concerns.
February 17, 2026 • 1 minute to read
Workplace violence getting worse with no action by hospital
January 21, 2026 • 3 minutes to read
Employers must conduct prompt investigations of all workplace violence incidents, including analysis of systemic causes, staffing levels, and contributing factors.
January 14, 2026 • 2 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
‘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
Washington’s 2025 session ended with new laws to protect nurses from workplace violence and support striking workers, plus a state budget that boosts health and education funding.
May 22, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
CommonSpirit Health recently announced a safety upgrade to all 137 of its hospitals after actions by our nurses at Virginia Mason and St. Joseph Medical Center.
March 14, 2025 • 2 minutes to read
Staffing levels keep falling and workplace violence and security need drastic improvement
October 31, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
Providence VNA Home Health nurses collected more than a thousand signatures from the community
October 16, 2024 • 3 minutes to read
‘I cycled through shock, denial, anger, depression, and guilt — sometimes all in the same day’
February 1, 2024 • 9 minutes to read
We asked Rathke a few questions about himself and his experience with workplace violence.
February 1, 2024 • 6 minutes to read
Oct. 10 informational picket was big turning point
February 1, 2024 • 4 minutes to read
44 nurses signed letter to hospital leadership asking for more resources
February 1, 2024 • 7 minutes to read
WSNA and ANA will continue to promote strategies to reduce and address violence against nurses.
January 22, 2024 • 2 minutes to read
‘When nurses stand together, change can happen’
December 22, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
WSNA shares the many stories of nurses demanding change
December 15, 2023 • 1 minute to read
44 nurses ask for immediate help, say they work in a constant state of fear
November 27, 2023 • 8 minutes to read
The TA comes after 19 bargaining sessions, an informational picket, and a complaint filed with Labor and Industries over workplace safety.
November 9, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
Attacks occurring more frequently than what WSNA has seen at other hospitals
October 26, 2023 • 2 minutes to read
Picket comes after 15 bargaining sessions
October 9, 2023 • 3 minutes to read
Explore rising healthcare workplace violence, laws, and safety measures, reflecting on your practice environment, and earn 1.0 CNE contact hours.
May 8, 2023 • 14 minutes to read
Stopping to honor the lives of Doug Brant, Jerald Lee Gordon, and all of our lost heroes should also be a reminder to recommit to advancing the honor and respect that all nurses deserve.
January 19, 2023 • 3 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.”
December 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.
December 3, 2022 • 1 minute to read
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