COVID-19 overview January 2022 Webinar

COVID-19

Name: Washington State Nurses Association
Price range: $

Hotline

1−800−525−0127

The DOH has established a call center to address questions from the public. If you have questions about what is happening in Washington state, how the virus is spread, and what to do if you have symptoms, please call the DOH at 1−800−525−0127 and press #.

Selected resources #

Coronavirus Disease	ANA	COVID Resource Center
2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	WA DOH	Coexisting with COVID-19
Information for Healthcare Professionals	CDC	Healthcare Workers: Information on COVID-19
Financial Resources	WA DFI	Employment Security Department - COVID-19 information
COVID / Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML)	WA GOV	Find out how Paid Leave works
COVID Illness on the Job	WA L & I	Injured? What You Need to Know
WA Resident Financial Resources	WA DFI	Financial Resources for Washington Residents Impacted by COVID-19
ANA COVID-19 Resource Center	ANA	Free self-care resources
Navigating a Mental Health Crisis	NAMI	Navigating a Mental Health Crisis

Union statement on vaccination requirement for health care workers #

Aug. 9, 2021 - The Washington State Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 21 issued a joint statement on COVID-19 vaccination requirements for health care workers.

WSNA position statement on COVID vaccination #

June 9, 2021 - WSNA is committed to the health and safety of our nurses as well as other frontline caregivers, our families, patients, and communities. In keeping with this commitment, we strongly recommend that all nurses and other health care providers be vaccinated against the SARS-CoV‑2 (COVID-19) virus.

What the end of Washington’s state of emergency means to you

With the Governor lifting the COVID-19 state of emergency on Oct. 31, many members are wondering what this means to them.

October 25, 2022

Hospital staffing crisis caused by working conditions, not lack of qualified nurses

A review of recent national and Washington State nurse staffing data and survey results indicates that there are enough nurses to safely staff hospitals, but that the quality of jobs is leading many qualified registered nurses to leave their Washington hospital jobs.

February 10, 2022

'We can't keep doing this'

WSNA nurses share firsthand accounts of understaffing from the front lines.

January 17, 2022

Taking on the nurse staffing crisis

The public is becoming increasingly aware of a problem nurses have known about for a long time: the nurse staffing crisis that is dangerously depleting our hospitals. The COVID-19 pandemic has both highlighted and accentuated this crisis.