Resources

The 2017 Nurse Staffing Law (Patient Safety Act, HB 1714) included new provi­sions to strengthen the role of nurses and hospital account­ability for staffing plans. WSNA has been committed supporting nurses on staffing commit­tees and ensuring the law is effec­tively imple­mented across Washington.

As part of that work, WSNA joined with the Washington State Hospital Associ­a­tion, SEIU 1199NW and UFCW 21 to form the Nurse Staffing Coali­tion in early 2018, with the aim of supporting imple­men­ta­tion of the Nurse Staffing Law.

The Nurse Staffing Coalition’s tool kit includes infor­ma­tion, recom­men­da­tions, draft forms and work samples to support the work of nurse staffing commit­tees in all hospi­tals in Washington.

Forming the Staffing Committee

Developing and submitting the nurse staffing plan

Submitting, evaluating and tracking complaints