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Summer Newsletter - August 2025
Posted Aug 15, 2025
What’s in this newsletter:
- Bargaining
- Where are the T-Shirts?
- Social Media
- Education opportunities
Collective bargaining for the KVH nurses is a formal legal process where the bargaining team nurses, with our WSNA Chief Negotiator Kelly Skahan, negotiate with their employer to establish a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). This agreement is a legally binding contract that outlines the terms and conditions of the bargaining unit nurse’s employment.
The bargaining team has reviewed the pre-bargaining survey, grievances and noted workplace issues in preparing for bargaining. We finalized the preparatory phase with a meeting early August with our Chief Negotiator and we have confirmed bargaining dates!
October 20
October 21
October 28
November 24
Bargaining Kickoff
September 19 10 am-2 pm
KVH Cafe Conference Room
Let’s talk about bargaining!
Come by for your WSNA KVH T Shirt, "I Support My Bargaining Team" buttons/stickers and to update your membership.
Food and drinks will be provided.
WSNA KVH Social Media
We have opened a private FB group and an Instagram to provide rapid information, answer questions and to connect with other WSNA bargaining units.
Please join today!
https://www.facebook.com/groups/wsnakvh/
WSNA AT KITTITAS VALLEY HEALTHCARE (@wsna_kvh) • Instagram photos and videos
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:-
- To define bullying/hostility
- 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
- To identify theories, causes and contributing factors of bullying/hostility in nursing
- To list the steps to follow when bullying occurs
- 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?
- Human Resources professionals
- Nursing supervisors
- Chief Nursing Officer
- Director of Nursing
- VP of Nursing
- Registered Nurses
- Licensed Practical Nurses
- Hospital Administrators.
For 6+ attendees call us at + 1 (844) 449-0244 or mail us at cs@currentwebinar.com.
KVH Officers:
Kara Henderson, ED, Chair
Donna McCune, FBP, Co-Chair
Hanni Johnson, ED, Secretary
Erik Berkas, ED, Treasurer
Anji Bryant, SOP, Grievance Officer
Jordan Simon, ED, Membership Officer
Questions/Concerns Contact Laurie Robinson, Nurse Representative, 206-620-4136, lrobinson@wsna.org.
For more information on how you can get involved contact Jenny Galassi, Nurse Organizer, 206-707-2948, jgalassi@wsna.org.
WSNA Membership: If you are not a WSNA member please consider completing a membership application today! Just click on the link!
YOU ARE WSNA!
Previous updates
WSNA KVH Bargaining Unit Meeting
May 09, 2025
Spring Newsletter April 2025
Apr 11, 2025
It's nearly Nurses Week
Apr 03, 2025
It's pre-bargaining survey time again
Apr 01, 2025
Hybrid Training- Spokane Investigation Workshop
Mar 03, 2025
Winter Newsletter January 2025
Jan 22, 2025
Upcoming event
Central Washington Region Nurses Association Annual Meeting
Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, 1 p.m.-3 p.m.
Meet your board of directors, Vote on proposed bylaw changes, Network and enjoy food, drinks and door prizes
WSNA union news
Resources and tools
Document unsafe conditions
If you find yourself in a situation that you believe creates unsafe conditions for patients or for you, you should complete a Staffing Complaint / ADO Form as soon as possible.
By completing the form, you will help make the problem known to management, creating an opportunity for the problem to be addressed. Additionally, you will be documenting the facts, which may be helpful to you later if there is a negative outcome.
WSNA also uses your ADO forms to track the problems occurring in your facility. When you and your coworkers take the important step of filling out an ADO form, you are helping to identify whether there is a pattern of unsafe conditions for you or your patients at your facilities. This information is used by your conference committee, staffing committee, and WSNA labor staff to improve your working conditions.
Representation rights
As a union member, you have the right to have a representative present in any meetings with management that could potentially lead to disciplinary action against you.
If called into a meeting with management, read the following to management when the meeting begins:
If this discussion could in any way lead to my being disciplined or terminated, I respectfully request that my union representative be present at this meeting. Without representation present, I choose not to participate in this discussion.
Find out more about this crucial right and how to exercise it to ensure your fair treatment and protection.
Continuing education offerings
Enhance your professional competency with WSNA's free online courses.
Earn CNE contact hours through topics like Cultural Humility, Telehealth Assessment, Workplace Violence Prevention, and more. Convenient and self-paced, our courses provide practical knowledge for your daily work. Expand your skills and stay up-to-date with the latest nursing practices.