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Volume 38, No 4. Winter 2008
A Publication of the Washington State Nurses Association
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Winter 2008
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pRESIDENT
Kim Armstrong, BSN, RNC, Olalla
VICE pRESIDENT
Tim Davis, BSN, RN, Mt. Vernon
SECRETARy/TREASURER
Stasia Warren, MSN, RN, Spokane
DIRECTORS-AT-LARGE
Ed Dolle, RN, Port OrchardPam Pasquale, MN, RN, BC, CNE, WenatcheeJean Pfeifer, BSN, RN, Wenatchee Vee Sutherlin, MEd, BSN, RN, Nine Mile FallsJudith Turner, RN, Fox Island
ChAIR, pROfESSIONAL NURSING& hEALTh CARE COUNCIL
Sharon Bradley, MSN, RN, Spokane
ChAIR, LEGISLATIVE &hEALTh pOLICy COUNCIL
Susan E Jacobson, RN, CCRN, Yakima
ChAIR, CABINET ON ECONOMIC& GENERAL WELfARE
Jeanne Avey, RN, Longview
ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Judith A. Huntington, MN, RN
SpECIAL pROjECTS MANAGER
Darlene Delgado, RN
ASSISTANT ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR,NURSING pRACTICE, EDUCATION &RESEARCh
Sally Watkins, PhD, MS, RN
EDUCATION SpECIALIST
Hilke Faber MN, RN, FAAN
ASSISTANT ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR,GOVERNMENTAL AffAIRS ANDOpERATIONS
Anne Tan Piazza
CONTRACT LOBByIST
Tamara Warnke
WEB & COMMUNICATIONS SpECIALIST
Ben Tilden
SENIOR GOVERNMENTAL AffAIRS ADVISOR
Sofia Aragon, JD, BSN, RN
COMMUNICATIONS SpECIALIST
Lillie Cridland
ASSISTANT ExECUTIVE DIRECTOR,LABOR RELATIONS
Barbara E. Frye, BSN, RN
ASSISTANT DIRECTOR, LABOR RELATIONS
Christine Himmelsbach, MN, RN
GENERAL/CORpORATE COUNSEL
Timothy Sears, JD
GENERAL COUNSEL
Linda Machia, JDMichael Sanderson, JD
pARALEGAL SpECIALIST
Maria McGonegle
ECONOMIC AND GENERALWELfARE STAff
Debi Bessmer, BSN, RNJan Bussert, BSN, RNMargaret Conley, ARNP, RNCarmen Garrison BSN, RNTara Goode, BA, BSN, RNMichelle Huskinson, RNKathi Landon, RNKim Larsen, RNJudy Marken, BSN, RNPat McClure, RNMichele Rose, RNHanna Welander, BSN, RN
BUSINESS AGENT & SySTEMS ADMINISTRATOR
Deb Weston
WSNA Board o Directors & Staf
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Contents
Up fRONT
4
President's Letter
5
You Were Represented
5
Calendar of Events
NURSING pRACTICE
6
Liability Protection
9
Vaccinations
10
SCOAP
LABOR RELATIONS
12
Recent Victories
LEGISLATIVE AffAIRS
13
Legislative Priorities
14
Platform
15
Agenda
16
Environmental Health
17
Public Health
18
Overtime & Rest Breaks
20
2009 Nurse Legislative Day
hEALTh & SAfETy
22
A Nurse's Experience
23
WSNA Receives Recognition
NURSING NEWS
25
ANA
26
Nurse of the Year Awards
27
Membership
28
In Memoriam
28
News Briefs
29
Districts
30
New Members
32
Continuing Nursing Education
34
2009 Convention
THE 2009 LEGISLATIVE SESSION
13
WSNA's TOP PRIORITIES
14
WSNA's PLATFORM
15
WSNA's AGENDA
16
ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
17
PUBLIC HEALTH FUNDING CRISIS
18
OVERTIME & REST BREAKS
20
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