St. Luke’s WSNA Newsletter Feb 2026
Posted Feb 2, 2026
Virtual Midday Meet Up!
Want to connect with other nurses and your Nurse Rep? Not problem! We’ve got you covered.
Drop in anytime Monday, Feb 9 from noon to 1 pm, your Nurse Rep Jaclyn Smedley BSN, RN will be available on Teams for anyone to dial/drop in! What will be talked about? The sky is the limit! We can even talk about fun things to do around Spokane! We will have information available on how to apply for a WSNA Leadership Conference scholarship! Hope to see you there.
Care to learn about:
- WSNA – How does WSNA work and what are the three arms?
- Hospital Staffing Committee as it pertains to the law
- Conference Committee – how does this work, and how can you join it?
- Nurses week – Be a part of the planning for the nurses!
To join the Teams midday meet up, the dial in information is below!
Hope to see you there!
Microsoft Teams meeting
Join: https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/2504074845115?p=j5v5MysTjPnG9LQM1i
Meeting ID: 250 407 484 511 5
Passcode: ft6Zv6dF
Dial in by phone
+1 206-485-2614,,854746660# United States, Seattle
(888) 313-0615,,854746660# United States (Toll-free)
Find a local number
Phone conference ID: 854 746 660#
Officer positions are available!
Want to get involved and join the WSNA Officers? We’d love to have you! Open positions include: WSNA local unit cochair, staffing committee cochair, workplace violence committee representative, new hire membership steward (connects with new members, attends New Hire Orientation)
Contact Nurse Rep Jaclyn Smedley at jsmedley@wsna.org to get started!
We're Stronger Together
Show unity and support for your union and become a dues paying member.
Sign up here: Membership application - WSNA
Nurses Education Series (NES): Navigating Nursing Practice in the sea of AI
Date: Saturday, March 14, 2026
Time: 9 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (PST)
Location: Zoom
Tickets: Free for WSNA members
**2.5 hours of ANCC contact hours (pending approval)
Artificial intelligence is quickly becoming part of everyday health care, from electronic health records to search engines and clinical tools. While AI offers exciting possibilities, it is not a replacement for trained clinicians; it is simply another tool.
Nurses can approach AI as they would any other clinical tool, using it intentionally and with a critical eye. By exploring what AI is and is not, along with its benefits and limitations and how it is being used in nursing practice today, nurses can gain confidence in when to use AI and when not to.
Participants will come away with a clearer understanding of how nursing skills, critical thinking, and clinical judgment remain essential as AI becomes a permanent part of the health care landscape.
Link to register: https://nwrna.org/education-events/2026-nurse-education-series/
Continuing Education: This activity has been submitted to Oregon Nurses Association for approval to award contact hours. Oregon Nurses Association is accredited as an approver of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.
Upon approval, attendees may earn 2.5 contact hours. Participants must be present for or view all the educational activity to receive contact hours.
Join Us April 26-28 at WSNA Leadership Convention!
Full Scholarships available from WSNA’s Labor Executive Council. Contact your Nurse Rep to take advantage of this great, FREE opportunity!
Located at the Wenatchee Convention Center, steps from the Columbia River.
Now more than ever, unions need strong leaders like you.
This conference is your chance to hear the latest about the labor movement, build power together and recharge for the challenges ahead. Level up your Leadership skills by hearing from state and national labor leaders, and celebrating union nurses who have taken the lead over the past two years.
Scholarships are available is for two nurses from St. Luke’s to attend and will cover cost of registration, travel, and lodging. First come, first serve. Email Jaclyn Smedley Nurse Rep at jsmedley@wsna.org to secure this amazing opportunity!
Questions? Comments? Contact one of your WSNA officers or your nurse rep, Jaclyn Smedley BSN, RN at jsmedley@wsna.org