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AFT, America’s fastest-growing healthcare union, unveils…

A groundbreaking new report bringing together data and testimony from frontline healthcare workers details crippling shortages across the healthcare industry, revealing dangerous conditions for patients and healthcare professionals alike, exacerbated by profit-driven corporate leadership in the healthcare field.. According to the report, nurses and other healthcare workers are exhausted, burnt

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URL: https://www.wsna.org/news/2022/aft-americas-fastest-growing-healthcare-union-unveils-report-detailing-troubling-healthcare-staffing-crisis

Nurses feeling their power in several contract wins

WEBThe new contract offers unprecedented wage increases — $10/hour over the next 12 months. By August 2024, the base rate for newly graduated nurses will be the highest in …

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Washington hospitals on the brink of unprecedented crisis

WEBPreexisting staff shortages have reached critical levels; nurses, health care workers and patients need immediate action from hospitals. The reality cannot be …

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Washington Health Corps funding opens for 2024

WEBWashington State received a new, three-year federal matching grant beginning in 2022. Federal Health participants are required to work full time (a minimum …

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AGREEMENT BETWEEN PEACEHEALTH SOUTHWEST …

WEB1.1 The Medical Center recognizes the Association as the exclusive collectivebargaining - representative for the following unit: all regular fulltime, parttime, per diem, and relief …

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REGISTERED NURSES COLLECTIVE BARGAINING …

WEBfg· 10017 444r 1 registered nurses collective bargaining agreement by·and between skagit regional heal th and washington state nurses association

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Climate change and nurses

WEBClimate change is a health issue; just like smoking in the U.S., it will take the trusted voice of nurses to change our behavior.”. He further states, “COVID-19 has …

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COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENT

WEBStep 2 - Nurse and Manager or Designee. In the event the matter cannot be resolved informally, and it is the nurse's desire to proceed further, the nurse shall reduce the …

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Hospital staffing crisis caused by working conditions, …

WEBThe primary challenge that Washington hospitals are facing is not related to the supply of qualified nurses. Rather, the challenge stems from difficulty retaining …

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Emergency preparedness

WEBThe Washington State Nurses Association is committed to increasing the readiness of nurses to provide nursing care during natural disasters and public health emergencies. …

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Nurses at PeaceHealth SW in Vancouver drop notice to picket

WEBNurses at PeaceHealth Southwest, a 450-bed hospital in Vancouver, Wash., announced they will picket outside the hospital April 18. The 1,465 nurses represented …

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The 1940s: Emerging stronger

WEBWorld War II creates nursing challenges, yet paves way for future success. Out of the crisis of the Great Depression, WSNA emerged stronger, more efficient and more determined …

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15,000 nurses and healthcare workers at Providence-owned

WEBUnion members say these caregivers comprise 15,000 Washington State healthcare workers who have authorized strikes. “I didn’t become a nurse to provide …

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POLST in Washington: What’s new and snapshot review

WEBSnapshot review. WHO - POLST is intended for use by individuals of any age who are seriously ill or in poor health. WHAT - Medical orders (planned in advance with …

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A look at Wenatchee’s Confluence Health Central

WEBThe central campus, formerly known as Central Washington Hospital, is a beautiful, modern building in Wenatchee Valley. Nurses have been there for 20, 30, and …

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NCQAC: Notice to graduates of nursing education programs

WEBRCW 18.79.160 Minimum qualifications to be licensed include successful completion of a Commission approved nursing education program or a program that is …

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