Feb 26, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 7
Week 7 RecapHealth Care Worker Presumptive Eligibility Passes the SenateHealth System Transparency Passes the HousePublic Health Listening SessionLegislator Virtual Town Hall Meetings
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Feb 20, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 6
Week 6 RecapWSNA Priority Bills Move Out of Fiscal CommitteesLegislator Virtual Town Hall Meetings
Feb 13, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 5
Week 5 RecapWSNA Priority Bills Move Out of Policy CommitteesLegislator Virtual Town Hall Meetings
Feb 6, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 4
Week 4 RecapWSNA Lobby DayPowerful Testimony on Health System TransparencyWorker Protection Bills
Feb 5, 2021
Governor’s office recruiting for vacancies on Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission
The Governor’s office is recruiting for several vacancies on the Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission.
Feb 1, 2021
UPDATE: How you can help administer COVID-19 vaccinations
To help deliver vaccines across the state, nurses must register as an Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioner in the Washington State Emergency Registry of Volunteers (WAserv) at WAserv.org.
Jan 30, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 3
Policy hearings continued this week, and WSNA weighed in on numerous bills.
Jan 23, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 2
This was a busy week of hearings on policy bills and WSNA was well represented with several members providing testimony on key bills.
Jan 16, 2021
WSNA in Olympia: 2021 Legislative Session Week 1
The 2021 Regular Session of the Washington State Legislature convened on Jan. 11. Lawmakers were in Olympia on Monday to pass rules that will allow them to conduct their business remotely for the remainder of session.
Jan 15, 2021
Pearls for practice - All-person safety: Patient lift, movement and transfer
The single-greatest risk factor for overexertion injuries is the manual lifting, moving and repositioning of patients, clients and residents. Washington state law requires acute care hospitals to have a safe patient handling program.
Jan 15, 2021
Filling the nurse faculty gap
To graduate the number of nurses needed to meet the demand, Washington state needs more nurse faculty. In 2016, the Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) began efforts to examine whether there was a nurse faculty shortage.
Jan 15, 2021
Climate change and nurses
I looked out my window and saw the burnt orange sun rise over the Cascades, but the mountain range was hidden by the smoke. Is this our new normal?
Jan 14, 2021
COVID-19: Voices from the front lines
In October, as a winter surge of COVID-19 cases loomed ahead, we spoke to five nurses about their experiÂences on the front lines over the past year. Here are their stories.
Jan 14, 2021
WSNA’s priorities for the 2021 Legislative Session
Nurse education funding, public health funding, school nurse funding, health system transparency, worker protections and workplace safety, and racial equity and justice.
Jan 9, 2021
Washington hospitals must do better to keep nurses on the job
Washington hospitals must do better by nurses and health care workers to keep them safe and keep them on the job, where we all so desperately need them.
Jan 5, 2021
WSNA statement of support for Dr. Benjamin Danielson
WSNA joins the prominent individuals and groups who have expressed concern and support for Dr. Benjamin Danielson in his recent resignation from Seattle Children’s and the Odessa Brown Clinic over ongoing racist and discriminatory practices at Seattle Children’s.
Jan 4, 2021
WSNA is seeking new executive director
WSNA is seeking an execuÂtive director to take over leaderÂship of the organiÂzaÂtion after ExecuÂtive Director Sally Watkins retires in the fall. Watkins announced her upcoming retireÂment in November 2020, with the intenÂtion of supporting the transiÂtion of the new execuÂtive director and retiring by October 2021.
Dec 18, 2020
Letter from Governor Inslee to hospital administrators: Listen to workers for COVID-19 vaccine rollout
"I strongly encourage you to work closely with the health care workers and their unions in your facilities as you are developing your COVID vaccine distribution and prioritization plan," wrote Governor Jay Inslee in a letter to hospital administrators on Dec. 15.
Dec 7, 2020
WSNA statement on COVID vaccine
We believe that healthcare workers should be prioritized to receive the vaccination and strongly recommend that registered nurses be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a key component of a comprehensive prevention effort.
Nov 25, 2020
Unions praise Governor Inslee for addressing concerns of frontline workers in new proclamation
Representing more than 64,000 nurses and frontline health care workers, the Washington State Nurses Association, SEIU Healthcare 1199NW and UFCW 21 applaud Governor Jay Inslee for listening to and addressing the concerns of our members.
Nov 13, 2020
WSNA statement on COVID surge and frontline nurses
Nurses will continue to step up and take care of patients through this pandemic; state health officials and hospitals need to step up and make sure nurses have what they need to stay safe and healthy
Nov 11, 2020
Letter to members from Sally Watkins, WSNA executive director, regarding retirement in October 2021
I am writing to let you know that, after much thought and many sleepless nights, I have decided to retire and resign my position as WSNA’s Executive Director by the beginning of October 2021. I am very proud of all we have accomplished and sincerely look forward to being able to stay involved in different capacities.
Oct 29, 2020
AFT, AFSCME, WSNA, and UNAC/UHCP sue Trump admin for shelving standard that would protect America’s healthcare workers from exposure to infectious diseases
Unions representing 500k+ nurses, health professionals demand Trump’s OSHA stop unconscionable delay and issue workplace protections against COVID-19, influenza, Ebola, and more.
Oct 29, 2020
Ongoing need for emergency volunteer health practitioners
DOH is continuing to look for medical practitioners and caregivers who are willing to support health care and long term care facilities in the event of a surge this fall related to COVID-19.