We’ve had your back since 1908
The Washington State Nurses Association has been the leading voice for nurses in the state since 1908. We have learned a lot about getting things done and emerging stronger after adversity.
Op-ed: ‘Affiliating with AFT is one of the best decisions WSNA ever made’
AFT builds nurses’ power and brings us together with other professionals
By David Keepnews, PhD, JD, RN, FAAN
Letter from Justin Gill, WSNA president
Our values remain focused on serving our members, our profession, and our patients in the best way we can.
By Justin Gill, DNP, APRN, RN, FNP-C, President, WSNA
Former WSNA President Donna Poole, a nurse leader, passes
Poole helped lead fight for full prescriptive authority for ARNPs.
In memoriam: Eunice Cole
Eunice Cole, former WSNA and ANA president, passed away on Sept. 15, 2024, leaving a lasting legacy as a champion for nurses' rights, collective bargaining, and leadership in healthcare.
Press release / Statement
WSNA follow-up statement on closure of Sacred Heart adolescent psychiatry unit
Providence wants the community to believe that closure of their adolescent inpatient psychiatric unit will not negatively impact the community and patients they once served. This is simply not true.
Press release
Sacred Heart healthcare workers holding rally for accountability Sept. 5 in Spokane
Providence is closing inpatient psychiatric unit for adolescents Sept. 7. Providence’s closure of the unit leaves Eastern Washington with little care and didn’t need to happen, nurses and techs/service and maintenance workers say.
Press release
Inslee appoints WSNA member Keondra Rustan to UW Board of Regents
Rustan is a second-year doctoral candidate in the psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner program at the University of Washington and president of the Mary Mahoney Professional Nurses Organization
Press release / Statement
Washington State Nurses Association endorses Kamala Harris
The WSNA Board of Directors today issued the following statement endorsing Kamala Harris for President of the United States.
2 WSNA members selected as 2024 American Academy of Nursing fellows
Nursing leaders Patsy Maloney and Jillian Pintye to be honored for their substantial impact on health and healthcare Oct. 31-Nov. 2
Press release
Skyline nurses seek community support in negotiations
Nurses want hospital to invest in employee nurses, not expensive travel nurses
Press release
Keepnews elected as an AFT vice-president
WSNA Executive Director David Keepnews has been elected as a vice-president of AFT.
Press release / Statement
WSNA statement on shooting at Trump rally
WSNA takes a stand against political violence in any circumstance.
Press release
Skagit nurses demand equitable pay at hospital board meeting
After 5 months of contract negotiations, the nurses at Skagit Valley Hospital spoke at the Board of Commissioners meeting and delivered a letter demanding fair and equitable pay.
Press release
Nurses at St. Joseph’s in Tacoma celebrating Juneteenth by taking action
They will be collecting signatures for hospital to recognize Juneteenth and to preserve nurse-centered Racial Justice Task Force
Press release
WSNA statement on the war and humanitarian crisis in Gaza
WSNA adds our voice to the many civil organizations and labor unions in the U.S. and worldwide calling for an immediate ceasefire, access to humanitarian aid, release of all hostages, and a negotiated peace.
In memoriam
Carl Christensen, Beulah (Bea) Mae Smith, Sheila FitzGerald Umlauf, and Marilyn Annette Walli
Press release
WSNA wins strong tentative agreement at PeaceHealth Southwest
Wages, illness banks, increased premiums among significant gains
Mary Reed steps down after 30 years
Mary Reed, our finance director for 30 years, stepped down in January.
Kristen Kussmann joins WSNA’s legal team
Kristen Kussmann joined WSNA’s Labor Counsel Dec. 4, 2023.
WSNA honors nurses for leadership of bargaining units
WSNA would not be where it is today without the significant contributions of these award winners
By Ruth Schubert, APR, Director of Marketing and Communications
Washington Nurse news briefs - Spring/Summer 2024
Transition to digital communications format, nurse legislators decline in numbers, new health equity CNE requirement, apply for a Washington multistate license, become a preceptor for student nurses.
Washington State Nurses Hall of Fame
Surrounded by past inductees, family, friends, and colleagues, 2024 inductees Katherine Camacho Carr, Butch de Castro, Jennifer Graves, Judi Lyons, Dawn Morrell, and Lynnette Vehrs were honored at a gala dinner held March 21.
Press release
WSNA files unfair labor practice charge against PeaceHealth Southwest after 14 bargaining sessions
One issue – Management’s refusal to negotiate fair wages for home health and hospice nurses
