WSNA Coffee Sip and Chat for Evening and Night shift RNs happening tomorrow night!

WSNA Nurse Representatives, organizers and Local Unit Leaders will be available to talk about anything going on within your work environment.

Date: Tuesday, January 30
Time: 9-11pm
Location: Lobby Espresso on the 3^rd floor.

Every RN who shows up with receive a drink of their choice, compliments of your Local Unit Officers
Show up and bring an RN colleague with you!

Scholarships to the 2024 Union Leadership Conference April 28 – 30 (WSNA Members)

Don’t miss WSNA’s premier labor training event at Campbell’s Resort on Lake Chelan. You’ll enjoy great trainings, networking, and loads of fun. Register here.

The year 2023 was an incredible year for labor, and WSNA nurses are a part of that. Across the state we have fought hard and won some amazing contracts. Join us as we celebrate our victories, get an update on the national and state labor scenes, learn how to be more effective leaders in our own workplaces, and strategize for what’s coming next.

Your WSNA Local Unit Officers are sponsoring 10 Bargaining Unit RNs for the upcoming Leadership Conference.

• Includes payment of the registration fee ($150)
• Includes reimbursement for a 2-night hotel stay at Campbell’s Resort in Chelan, WA. (Hotel reimbursement will occur after you attend the Conference.)
• The first 10 RNs who respond will have the opportunity to attend.
• This year’s theme will be your favorite Superheroes.
• CNEs will be offered.

Please email WSNA Organizer Zach Seikel at zseikel@wsna.org to sign up today.  This offer will be available to the first 10 people who reach out.

New Health Equity Continuing Education Requirement

Washington nurses must meet health equity continuing education to renew their license. These requirements must be done during the renewal period and can't carry over.

As of Dec. 22, 2023, the new health equity continuing education (CE) requirement is:

• 2 hours of health equity CE

These hours count toward the required 8 hours total of continuing education.

Timeline to complete health equity CE

All licensed RNs and LPNs have until their 2026 renewal date to complete 2 hours of health equity CE.

• After 2026 renewal, nurses must complete 2 hours of health equity CE every renewal period.

Nurses applying for a license have until their 2nd renewal date to complete 2 hours of health equity CE.

• After 2nd renewal, nurses must complete 2 hours of health equity CE every renewal period.

More information

• Continuing Competency Requirements
• DOH Health Equity Continuing Education (includes free CE options)

Any other questions? Contact WSNA Nurse Representative Ed Zercher at ezercher@wsna.org.