Just added! WSNA is excited to announce Washington state's 18th Attorney General, Bob Ferguson, as a keynote at the 2019 Washington State Nurses Convention.

As Attorney General, Bob Ferguson has successfully blocked President Trump’s first executive order barring travel from seven Muslim-majority nations, won the rights of same-sex couples in Washington when he filed a consumer protection lawsuit against a Richland florist for refusing to provide flowers for a same-sex wedding, formed the Wing Luke Civil Rights Division (the first office within the Attorney General’s Office dedicated to protecting the civil rights of everyone in Washington), filed and won multiple legal actions against the U.S. Department of Energy regarding the Hanford Nuclear Reservation for delaying cleanup of nuclear waste at the Hanford Nuclear Reservation and putting hundreds of Hanford workers at risk of exposure to harmful toxic waste, created the Counsel for Environmental Protection within the Attorney General’s Office to protect our environment and the safety and health of all Washingtonians and created the Office of Military and Veteran Legal Assistance within the Attorney General’s Office to help current and former service members find pro bono legal assistance.

Through his work as the state’s chief legal officer, Bob has proven his commitment to protecting the people of Washington against powerful interests that don’t play by the rules.

The Washington State Nurses Foundation is excited to announce scholarship fundraising opportunities at WSNA Convention 2019. All proceeds go to WSNF nursing scholarships.

May 3, 2019

LIVE AUCTION AND RAISE THE PADDLE

April Brown, auctioneer, will create a memorable evening with live auction bidding on jewelry, event tickets, a trip to Italy and more! An additional opportunity to donate will be available by raising your paddle.

May 1-3, 2019

CA$H RAFFLE

Raffle tickets will be on sale throughout Convention for $10.00/ticket.

• First prize winner = $500.00
• Second prize winner = $250.00
• Third prize winner = $100.00

Winners will be announced on Friday morning – you must be present to win!

MYSTERY WINE FUNDRAISER

Take a chance and select from a variety of mystery wines on sale throughout Convention. $25.00/bottle.

NIGHTINGALE SURPRISE

A special memento will be unveiled at Convention in recognition of Florence Nightingale’s 200^th birthday. Don’t miss out on this beautiful keepsake.

Just added! Dr. Ernest Grant, the president of the American Nurses Association will be a keynote at the 2019 Washington State Nurses Convention. Dr. Grant, PhD, RN, FAAN is internationally recognized as a burn care and fire safety expert. He currently oversees the North Carolina Jaycee Burn Center at the University of North Carolina Hospitals in Chapel Hill and serves as an adjunct faculty member for the UNC-Chapel Hill School of Nursing.

Dr. Grant is currently the ANA vice president and was elected as the next president by the ANA Membership Assembly this past June. He will be serving his new role as president coming January.

• Pam Cipriano "Safety 360 - taking responsibility together"
• Leah Curtin "Quality – a Moral Issue"
• Melissa Fraser "WHPS program: What's new – promoting nurses' return to the workplace"
• Margaret Holm "Nursing Scope & Standards of Practice Regulation"
• Judy Huntington "Nursing in Washington - the state of our state"
• Cheryl Peterson "Moral resilience - fostering integrity in challenging situations"
• Sally Watkins "The state of our future"
• Breakout session "How to make staffing committees more effective"

Conference attendees, please complete the following two surveys:

Attendee Experience Survey and CE Evaluation Survey.

Thank you!

Photos from this year's convention are being posted on an ongoing basis to wsnaphotos.org.