Our mission is to contribute to the health and wellness of people in Washington State by ensuring that there is an adequate nursing workforce to meet the current and future health care needs of our population.

NEWS

University of Washington's School of Nursing Leads the U.S. News and World Report's Best Grad Schools in nursing list; 5 other WA nursing grad programs honored

Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission seeks input from Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS). Click to read more.

Upcoming Event

The Washington Nursing Coalition to Host Statewide ITV Conference on Shared Competencies in Nursing

May 22 from 1-3 p.m. PST: Statewide ITV Conference "Regional Educational-Practice Conversations: Shared Competencies for RN-BSN Nursing Preparation in Washington." (Click for more information)

Diversity Initiative

Central and Eastern Washington nurses and nursing students, please consider completing WCN’s online survey between May 8and June 17 for a chance to win a $25 gift card (click to read more)

News

05/13/2013 - University of Washington's School of Nursing Leads the U.S. News and World Report's Best Grad Schools in nursing list; 5 other WA nursing grad programs honored
05/06/2013 - Nursing Care Quality Assurance Commission seeks input from Clinical Nurse Specialists (CNS) to evaluate the need to include the Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in Washington State laws and rules.
05/06/2013 - U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius on National Nurses Week