What’s in this newsletter:

• New officers
• Where are the T-Shirts?
• Education opportunities

Congratulations to your new officers!

Co-Chair: Aidan Ottley
Co-Chair: Brad Piers
Grievance Officer: Katrina Rosetedt

WSNA Rounds, Treat Trolley and T-Shirt distribution

Sept 4 7-10 am

Hope to see you there!

Educational opportunities:

HEALWA (Health Evidence Resource for Washington State) is an online, evidence-based health information library for licensed health care professionals in Washington State. It was created in 2007 through a collaboration between the University of Washington Health Sciences Library and the Washington State Department of Health.

This is a great website for research with articles, ebooks, ejournals, toolkit, and a database. 

This is a free site for you and other healthcare professionals funded by our license. 

To create an account, you will need your WA RN license number. 

Click here to sign up and explore HEALWA

Nurse to Nurse Hostility: Myth or Reality?

Live Webinar | Susan Strauss
Aug 27, 2025, 1 pm EST | 90 Minutes
Register Now and get $29 off use code "SAVE29".

Overview:

Nurse to nurse hostility threatens the safety and well-being of patients and nurses. The misconduct is a major problem to all nurses and causing 60% of new nurses to leave their first nursing position and 1 in 3 nurses to quit the profession. Sometimes the bullying is so subtle it is almost invisible yet causes cumulative damage to the targeted nurse as well as those nurses who witness the behavior.

The Joint Commission requires healthcare organizations seeking accreditation to address the misconduct. Yet, healthcare is notoriously known for not preventing the behavior or intervening when it occurs. What should you do if you are targeted or a witness to the behavior? If you are a nurse leader, what are your responsibilities to prevent and intervene on the bullying occurring in your environment?

Areas Covered:-

1. To define bullying/hostility
2. To discuss misconduct within nursing practice incorporating The Joint Commission’s Disruptive Behavior Standard, Nursing Social Policy Statement, Nursing Code of Ethics, and the Scope and Standards of Nursing Practice
3. To identify theories, causes and contributing factors of bullying/hostility in nursing
4. To list the steps to follow when bullying occurs
5. To discuss nursing leadership’s role in the prevention and intervention of bullying/hostility

Why Should You Attend?

Violence in healthcare is an epidemic. Nurses are the primary targets of the violence from patients, family members, visitors, doctors and…. from each other. Why would nurses bully each other? Why aren’t they supportive of each other. What role does their gender play in attacking each other? This webinar will explore the phenomena of nurses to nurse bullying examining why it happens, who is the most likely target, and what hospital administration, nurse executives, and nurses themselves should do to prevent the abuse.

Who Should Attend?

1. Human Resources professionals
2. Nursing supervisors
3. Chief Nursing Officer
4. Director of Nursing
5. VP of Nursing
6. Registered Nurses
7. Licensed Practical Nurses
8. Hospital Administrators.

For 6+ attendees call us at + 1 (844) 449-0244 or mail us at cs@currentwebinar.com.

Questions/Concerns Contact Laurie Robinson, Nurse Representative, lrobinson@wsna.org.

For more information on how you can get involved contact Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer, jgalassi@wsna.org.

WSNA Membership: If you are not a WSNA member please consider completing a membership application today! Just click on the link!

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