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WSNA Board of Directors and Staff
President Chair, Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare
Jan Bussert, BSN, RN – Vashon Island Julia Barcott, RN – Yakima
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Vice President Chair, Professional Nursing & Health Care Council
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The Washington Nurse (ISSN# 0734-5666)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
SPRING 2016 Up Front
Upcoming events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
You were represented - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 2
In focus - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 3
Continuing education calendar - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 4
Legislative Affairs
Getting involved - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 7
2016 legislative session recap - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 8
Photos: Legislative events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 9
An interview with Patty Hayes - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 11
Nursing Practice
When all hell breaks loose,
do you know where your stethoscope
and BP cuff are? - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 13
Suicide prevention - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 14
2015 survey of advanced practice
nursing in Washington state - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 15
Cover story: Culture of safety - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 16
Labor Relations
MultiCare fighting groundbreaking
rest break arbitration - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 23
U.S. Supreme Court defends
workers’ rights - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 24
Recently settled contracts - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 25
Member News
COVER STORY King County Nurses
Association events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Inland Empire Nurses Association:
Culture of Imperatives for healthy balance - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 26
Pierce County Nurses Association
news and events - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 27
safety In Memoriam - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 28
Membership update - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
New members list - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - 29
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Upcoming Events You Were Represented
APRIL 2016
WSNA staff and elected and appointed leaders represent your interests in a wide variety of
22 A-CNE (formerly CEARP) meetings, coalitions, conferences and work groups throughout the year, anticipating and
meeting – WSNA headquarters
responding to the issues the membership has identified as priorities. In addition to many
MAY 2016 meetings with legislators, regulators, policy makers and leaders of other health care and nursing
organizations and unions, the following is a partial list of the many places and meetings where you
6 Pierce County Nurses Association
Nurses Week Banquet – Tacoma were represented during the past three months...
10 Inland Empire Nurses Association • AFT Nurses and Health • Health Care Without Harm • Washington Alliance for
Annual Spring Gala – Spokane Professionals Program & • Health Coalition for School Health Care
Policy Council meetings Children and Youth • Washington Center
12 King County Nurses Association Annual • AFT Nurses PeaceHealth • Health Pact Forum for Nursing (WCN)
Meeting & Spring Banquet - Seattle Coalition meetings Board Meetings
• Healthy Washington
18 Cabinet on E&GW meeting • AFT State Federation Coalition to Healthy • Washington Chapter
- WSNA headquarters Presidents Conference calls Washington Steering of Physicians for Social
• Alliance of Nurses for Committee Responsibility
18 Local Unit Council meeting Healthy Environments • Joint Task Force on • Washington Health
– WSNA headquarters (ANHE) Policy/Advocacy Education Funding Benefit Exchange
Committee (Legislative Task Force) Advisory Committee
20 Washington State Labor • American Cancer Society • King County “Best Starts • Washington Health
Council COPE Convention Cancer Action Network for Kids” campaign Care Association
25 WSNA-Pac Trustee meeting • AAmsseorciciaatnio Nn u(ArsNeAs ) Board • King County Council • WCaarseh Ainugtthoonr iHtyealth
- WSNA headquarters of Directors meeting • NNautrisoensa (lN FFeNd)e Nraattioionn oalf • Washington Patient
30 Memorial Day – WSNA offices closed • ANA Nursing Practice Executive Board meetings Safety Coalition
Network conference calls & National Advisory Steering Committee
JUNE 2016 • ANA Governmental Board meetings • Washington Regional
3 WSNA Finance & Executive Committee Acoffnafiresr e&n Hcee aclathll sPolicy • NCoorlltehg See Taetctlhen Cicoaml munity AStceteiornin Cg oCaolimtiomni t(tWeeN AC)
meetings – WSNA headquarters • ARNPs United of Advisory Board and Leadership Group
22–25 ANA Lobby Day and Membership Washington State • Nursing Care Quality • Washington State Board
Assembly – Washington, D.C. • ARNP Coalition Assurance Commission of Community and
• Bellevue College Nursing Meetings (NCQAC) Technical Colleges
26 NFN Executive Board meeting Advisory Board • Nursing Students of • Washington State Labor
– Washington, D.C. • CEARP Committee Meetings Washington State (NSWS) Council Executive Board
Board Meetings • WSLC Legislative
JULY 2016 • Children’s Alliance • Prevention Alliance Labor Caucus
4 Independence Day – WSNA offices closed • CAlllaierkd CAodmvimsourny iBtyo Carodllege • Public Health Roundtable • WSLC Political Committee
18–21 AFT Centennial Convention • Collaborative on a Healthy • Racial Equity Team • WHeaaslhthin Agstoson cSiatatitoen P ublic
– Minneapolis, MN Environment (CHE-WA) • Rebuilding Our Economic Board meeting
Future Coalition
• Council of Nurse • Washington Toxics Coalition
19–21 Washington State Labor Council Educators of Washington • Renton Center of Health
Constitutional Convention – Wenatchee State (CNEWS) and Occupational
• DOH Healthcare Health Education Labor
AUGUST 2016 Associated Infections Advisory Board
4 Washington State Nurses Foundation Advisory Committee • Renton Technical College
meeting – WSNA headquarters • DOH Midwifery Allied Health Advisory Board
Advisory Committee • School Nurse Organization
5 WSNA Board of Directors meeting • Department of Labor and of Washington State
– WSNA headquarters Industries (L&I) rule - • Shoreline Community
making on hazardous College Nursing
17 ANCC workshop – Seattle drug exposure Advisory Committee
SEPTEMBER 2016 • L&I Safe Patient Handling • Snohomish County Council
Steering Committee • Snohomish County
9 Labor Day – WSNA offices closed • Equity in Education Labor Council
Coalition
12 Constituent Representative Council • South Seattle Community
• Everett Community College Technical
meeting – district presidents
College Technical Advisory Board
– WSNA headquarters Advisory Committee • Toxic Free Legacy Coalition
24–25 Cabinet on Economic & General Welfare • Federal Basic Health • United Labor Lobby
Option legislative
meeting – Campbell’s Resort, Chelan advisory committee • University of Washington
Continuing Nursing
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT In Focus
LETTER
FROM THE
PRESIDENT
The American Nurses Association has
designated 2016 as the Culture of Safety
year and has developed tool kits, background
We have a system where nurses are put
information and talking points, which can be
into management roles with all the respon-
found on the ANA website, nursingworld.org.
sibility of providing a safe practice environ-
Key messages from this national campaign
ment, but too often, they do not have the nec-
speak to safety being everyone’s responsi-
essary knowledge and skill to be successful
bility and the importance of all voices being
in this role. There is a wide variety of ways
respected, heard and empowered.
our nurse managers can be trained, and we
This is not easy or quick work. Moving an
know the kinds of support and resources that
organization into a change in culture takes
can and should be available to help nurse
more than a new program or department. It
managers in their new role. In a culture of
takes fundamental change, a step-by-step,
safety, nurse managers provide the nursing
long process that is transparent and inclusive.
staff an environment where safe patient care
Organizations that have achieved this cul-
is delivered.
tural shift have also decreased patient errors
ANA’s Culture of Safety campaign
and saved money.
emphasizes the notion that patient safety
What we want, and what WSNA is work-
is everyone’s responsibility. All of us will
ing toward, is a culture where quality patient
be needed to take the necessary first steps.
care can be delivered, where patients and
We will continue to make the business case
nurses are safe. We want a culture where
because we know safe patients, with a focus
nurses are supported in reporting errors
on quality, saves money. We will continue
or near misses, and where these errors are
to make the legal case. Most importantly,
then treated as a problem within the system
we must continue to make the ethical case.
and not a reason to blame and discipline an
How many medical errors are acceptable?
individual. This is an environment where
We must use our voice and tell our stories at
errors are accurately tracked, assessed and
any table where our patient advocacy voice
prevented. Patients are safer in this environ-
can be heard.
ment. A “no blame” culture, in my mind, is
of highest priority to address.
New nurses are entering the workforce
Jan Bussert, BSN, RN
environment with a practice that is evidence-
WSNA President
based, focused on quality and patient-
centered. In a culture of safety, you see an
environment where our new practitioners
are safely transitioned and their practice is
supported. Many new nurses across the coun-
try are leaving nursing after only a year of
NKER practice because they are not able to practice
HE with the quality focus they know is needed.
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