The Washington Nurse issue archive

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  Winter 2022

  Download issue PDF · , 7.4 MB

  On the website

  • Disaster preparedness: Start the new year prepared
  • Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA president
  • Meet David Keepnews
  • Pearls for Practice - What you should know about nurse technicians
  • Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through partnering within community
  • Standing together for real staffing solutions
  • Support each other, learn from each other, build each other up
  • Union solidarity and perseverance win fair contracts
  • WSNA partners with DOH to support #VaccinateWA campaign
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  Fall 2021

  Download issue PDF · , 9.3 MB

  On the website

  • 2021 Biennial Member Survey
  • Battles at the negotiation table pay off
  • Congratulations to the 2021 WSNA Recognition Award winners
  • Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
  • Letter from Sally Watkins
  • Making sense of the alphabet soup
  • Meet the 2021 WSNF scholarship recipients
  • Passing the baton
  • Paving the way for the Future of Nursing 2020-2030
  • Pearls for Practice - RCWs vs. WACs: What’s the difference?
  • The Future of Nursing 2020-2030 report released
  • Washington State Nurses Association appoints David Keepnews as new Executive Director
  • Your voices were heard, and your activism made a difference
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  Spring-Summer 2021

  Download issue PDF · , 12.6 MB

  On the website

  • Biennial Report of Achievements
  • Kyla Arama delivers live-saving care in West Africa
  • Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
  • Our strength comes from each other
  • Pearls for Practice: Accepting constructive criticism
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  Winter 2021

  Download issue PDF · , 9.9 MB

  On the website

  • 2021 legislative session preview
  • COVID-19: Voices from the front lines
  • Climate change and nurses
  • Congratulations 2020 Leadership Award winners!
  • Filling the nurse faculty gap
  • Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
  • Pearls for Practice - All-person safety: Patient lift, movement and transfer
  • Run for WSNA office
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  Fall 2020

  Download issue PDF · , 14.4 MB

  On the website

  • Asking for an upgrade
  • Letter from Lynnette Vehrs, WSNA President
  • Meet the 2020 WSNF scholarship recipients
  • Nominate an outstanding nurse for a 2021 recognition award
  • One strong voice: WSNA members are stepping up in uncertain times
  • Ongoing work on racial justice
  • Presenting the 2020 inductees into the WSNA Hall of Fame
  • Run for WSNA office
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  Spring/Summer 2020

  Download issue PDF · , 11.2 MB

  In the PDF

  Front

  • Letter from the President Page 5
  • Letter from the Executive Director Page 7
  • News Briefs Page 8
  • Upcoming Events Page 8

  COVID-19

  • Confronting COVID-19: Nurses on the Front Lines Page 10
  • Life as a Critical-care Nurse in the Age of COVID-19 Page 12
  • Survey Results Page 15
  • WSNA Fighting for You Page 16
  • In Your Facilities Page 16
  • With Public Officials Page 16
  • Meetings with Congressional Delegation Page 17
  • Protecting Your Practice Page 19
  • Major Win to Prohibit Use of Carcinogen for PPE Sterilization Page 19
  • In the Media Page 20
  • #SilenceKills Page 21
  • Continuing to Fight for Members Page 21
  • What Are ‘Crisis Standards of Care’? Page 22

  Long-term Care

  • Introduction Page 24
  • Long-term Care Nursing in Washington Page 26
  • Busting Myths About Long-term Care Nursing Page 28
  • Profile: Kristen Knudson Page 32
  • Profile: Ellen Rabideau Page 34
  • Profile: Robert Butzerin Page 36
  • Reducing Errors Through Electronic Health Records Page 38
  • Liability Risks for Nurses Working in Long-term Care Settings Page 40

  Legislative and Health Policy

  • Nurses Campaigning in a Time of Coronavirus Page 42
  • Register to Vote Page 44

  Union

  • Victory at Providence Sacred Heart Page 46
  • Be Bold Page 47
  • Getting — and Staying — Involved in My Union Page 49
  • Fighting a Devastating Bankruptcy in Yakima Valley Page 50
  • Don’t Call Me Hero — Call Me Scientist Page 51

  Nursing Practice

  • Washington Center for Nursing Releases Report on the Characteristics of Washington’s RN, LPN and ARNP Workforce Page 54
  • Headshots Page 55

  Association

  • In Memoriam: Rosalie Frazier and Kay Skaftun Page 56
  • Book Notes — Rosa Franklin: A Life in Health Care, Public Service and Social Justice Page 57
  • WSNA District and Regional Nurses Associations Update Page 58
  • Inland Empire Nurses Association Page 58
  • King County Nurses Association Page 59
  • Northwest Region Nurses Association Page 61
  • Pierce County Nurses Association Is Now Rainier & Olympic Nurses Association Page 62
  • Southwest Region Nurses Association Page 62
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  Winter 2020

  Download issue PDF · , 7.1 MB

  In the PDF

  Front

  • In Focus Page 5
  • News Briefs Page 8
  • Upcoming Events Page 8
  • APALA Delegation to Okinawa and Tokyo Page 9

  Legislative and Health Policy

  • When Nurses Speak, Legislators Listen! Page 10
  • 2020 Legislative Priorities Page 12
  • Advocacy on the Go! Page 14
  • Legislature Invests $40 Million to Retain and Recruit Nurse Educators Page 16
  • Implementing Our 2019 Legislative Wins Page 18
  • The New Rest Breaks Law: Your Questions Answered Page 19
  • The Assignment Despite Objection (ADO) Process Page 20
  • Why It Is Important to Submit an Assignment Despite Objection Page 21

  Nursing Practice

  • 10 Years After the IOM’s Future of Nursing Report: How Is Washington Measuring Up? Page 22
  • HEALWA: Evidence-based Medical Information You Can Trust Page 24
  • Check Your Posture — Keep Your Head Up! Page 26

  Union

  • The Fight for Fairness at Providence Continues Page 30
  • Recent Organizing Wins Page 31
  • What Does It Mean to Be a Nursing Leader? Page 31

  Association

  • In Memoriam: Barbara Frye Page 32
  • Book Notes — One Strong Voice: The Story of the Labor Movement for Registered Nurses in Washington State Page 33
  • In Memoriam: Mary Bartholet, Betty Arlene Gridley, Janet Holloway, Marty Lentz, Judy Marken, Annalee Oakes and Mary Watson Page 34
  • 2019 March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards Page 38
  • WSNA Staff Updates Page 39
  • Regional News: King County Nurses Association, Northwest Region Nurses Association and Pierce County Nurses Association Page 40
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  Fall 2019

  Download issue PDF · , 11.8 MB

  In the PDF

  Front

  • In Focus Page 5
  • News Briefs Page 6
  • The Push to Recognize the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps as Veterans Page 10
  • Upcoming Events Calendar Page 12

  Legislative and Health Policy

  • Acing It in Olympia Page 14
  • 2019 Legislative Wins Page 18
  • 2019 State Budget Wins Page 20
  • 2019 Legislator Voting Record Page 21
  • H.R. 1309 — Federal Workplace Violence Prevention Legislation Page 23
  • WSNA-PAC Endorsements for 2019 Legislative Elections Page 24

  Photos

  • 2019 Washington State Nurses Convention Page 26

  Union

  • United Against Providence’s Corporate Greed Page 30
  • Rally for Patients Before Profits at Providence Headquarters Page 32
  • Providence in a Delusional State Page 34
  • The Shame Is on Providence Page 35
  • An Open Letter to Providence Executives Page 36
  • Union Strong at St. Joe’s Tacoma Page 38
  • Recently Settled Contracts Page 40

  Professional Association Engagement

  • What Does Professional Activism Look Like? Page 41
  • Election Results Page 42
  • What You Told Us About Your Priorities Page 44
  • 2019 WSNA and PNHCC Awards Page 45
  • Student Nurses Association Convention Highlights Page 51
  • Witnessing the Collective Power of Nurses at ANA Membership Assembly Page 52

  Nursing Practice

  • You’re Thinking of Retiring Page 55
  • So, What Is Climate Change? Page 57
  • Email Use for a Job Search Page 59

  Association

  • District News: Northwest Region Nurses Association, King County Nurses Association, Pierce County Nurses Association Page 59
  • WSNA Staff Updates Page 62
  • ANA Announces Two New Member Benefits Page 62
  • Your Support for Tomorrow’s Careers: 2019 WSNF Scholarship Recipients Page 63
  • In Memoriam Page 64
  • 2020 WSNA Membership Dues Page 66