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THE WASHINGTON NURSE WASHINGTON WSNA’S BIENNIAL REPORT WASHINGTON NURSES’ WORKING CONDITIONS + THE GOALS WE’VE BEEN WORKING TOWARD WHAT WE’VE ACHIEVED TOGETHER THE WASHINGTON 2019 Convention 2019 SPRING 2019 NURSEA PUBLICATION OF THE WASHINGTON STATE NURSES ASSOCIATION | VOLUME 49,MAGAZINE NO. 2 C andidates for WSNA office WSNA andidates for TRANSFORMING Biennial r HEALTH CARE eport THROUGH THE POWER OF NURSING MAY 1-3 WASHINGTON VOLUME 49, NO. 2 NO. 49, VOLUME STATE NURSES CONVENTION SPRING 2019 SPRING 2019 SEATTLE MARINERS NURSE APPRECIATION NIGHT THURSDAY, MAY 16 • 7:10 PM EVENT DETAILS AND PRICING Trade in your scrubs for your favorite Mariners gear during Nurses Appreciation Night. 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THE WASHINGTON NURSE TABLE OF CONTENTS TRANSFORMING HEALTH CARE THROUGH THE POWER OF NURSING 2019 Convention SPRING 2019 Front of book Biennial Report 2017-2019 4 News briefs 30 Introduction and strategic priorities ON THE COVER 5 Upcoming events 34 Health access 2019 Convention 36 Safe staffing 2019 Convention 40 Nursing practice and patient safety 6 Introduction More speakers announced! 41 Membership growth and engagement 8 Featured speakers Candidates for WSNA's 43 Occupational and environmental health 10 Event schedule 2019-2021 elections. 45 Association vitality 12 New scholarship fundraising opportunities Proposed resolutions. 46 Where member dues go 14 Current candidates for 2019 elections 47 Volunteer organization chart 23 Call for appointments PAGE 6 48 Elected and appointed officers 24 Announcing the winners of the 49 Staff organization chart 2019 WSNA and PNHCC Awards 50 Affiliations 24 Key event details 51 Related organizations 25 Bylaws amendments to be considered at ALSO DON'T MISS 52 Districts and regions General Assembly meeting May 2, 2019 WSNA's Biennial Report 26 Proposed resolutions Legislative affairs Develop, participate and report Washington nurses’ working conditions. 54 Photos: WSNA in Olympia on a safe staffing task force Disaster emergency preparedness The goals we've been working toward. Labor relations Gun violence prevention What we've achieved together. 56 Recently settled contracts Health care workplace violence prevention PAGE 30 Protection of health care workers and Member news patients in safe patient handling 57. In memoriam SPRING 2019 THE WASHINGTON NURSE 1 STAFF 575 Andover Park West Executive Director WSNA Attorney / Chief Negotiator Communications and Digital Suite 101 Sally Watkins, PhD, RN Lane Toensmeier Media Coordinator Seattle, WA 98188 Christine Nguyen Executive Assistant Paralegals (206) 575-7979 Emma Ruhl Maria Pettit Administrative Assistant [email protected] Jeanna Te Joline Railey Senior Director of Labor Visit our website at wsna.org. Christine Watts, MN, RN Director of Finance Communications Director Mary Reed Ruth Schubert Administrative Assistant, E&GW Senior Web and Design Specialist BOARD OF DIRECTORS Becky Anderson Accounting Specialist Hue Tran Ben Tilden Nurse Representatives President Debi Bessmer, BSN, RN Director of Nursing Practice Director of Membership and Jan Bussert, BSN, RN (Vashon Island) Jayson Dick, MBA, BSN, RN and Health Policy Digital Transformation Vice President Sue Dunlap, RN Mathew Keller, JD, RN Josh Brown Renata Bowlden, BSN, RN, C-EFM (University Place) Sara Frey, JD, BSN, RN Education Director Membership Services Barbara Friesen, BSN, RN Secretary / Treasurer Gloria Brigham, EdD, MN, RN Program Manager Carmen Garrison, BSN, RN Vee Sutherlin, MSN, RN, MEd (Nine Mile Falls) Mary Peterson Mara Kieval, BSN, RN Director of Public Affairs Membership Payments Chair, Cabinet on Economic and General Welfare Sydne James, BSN, RN Jennifer Muhm Program Manager Julia Barcott, RN (Yakima) Pat McClure, RN Public Affairs Associate Director Patrick McGraw Chair, Legislative and Health Policy Council Sue O’Donnell, MSN, RN, CMN, Travis Elmore, BSN, RN, RN-BC WHNP-BC Membership Associates Lynnette Vehrs, MN, RN (Spokane) Senior Director of Jaclyn Perkins, BSN, RN Kelly King Chair, Professional Nursing and Health Care Council Strategic Initiatives Michele Rose, BSN, RN Katie Parrish Pamela Pasquale, MN, RN, BC, CNE (Wenatchee) Anne Tan Piazza Hanna Welander, BSN, RN Shastie Steinshouer Director of Organizing Directors-at-Large Terri Williams, MS, RN Receptionist Tara Goode, BA, BSN, RN Susan Glass, MS, BSN, RN (Spokane) Ed Zercher, BSN, RN Irene Mueller Jordan Pai Palimar, BSN, RN (Seattle) Nurse Organizers Special Counsel Office Manager Evelyn Street, RN, CNOR (Olympia) Tara Barnes, RN Dave Campbell Martin Hsiung Ann Whitley, BSN, RN, CCRN (Yakima) Judy Marken, BSN, RN General Counsel and Director Rosa Young, MSN, RN, MPA (Seattle) Will Nesper, RN of Collective Bargaining Michael Sanderson Organizers Ione Fullerton General / Corporate Counsel Anne Mansfield Timothy Sears THE WASHINGTON NURSE MAGAZINE VOLUME 49, ISSUE 2 • SPRING 2019 ADVERTISING CONTRIBUTOR GUIDELINES DESIGNED AND PRINTED IN WASHINGTON STATE Copyright 2019, WSNA. 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