Washington Center for Nursing

10/28/2026

Shine Your Light is looking for nurse board members with a preference for midwives, diabetes care, education, cardiovascular, and pediatric experience.

Shine Your Light's mission is to pave the way through health barriers and support healing for patients and families navigating medical challenges, providing essential medical resources and grants to cover areas where insurance benefits are insufficient or unavailable, helping to sustain each patient's healing journey.
Application deadline: 11/18/2026
Application details: https://mailchi.mp/c5f7c2842d2c/shine-your-light

10/08/2026

Our 2025 Annual Impact Report is here!

What does it take to build a stronger nursing workforce in Washington? Collaboration, innovation, and a commitment to turning research into action.

In 2025, the Washington Center for Nursing advanced critical workforce research, strengthened nursing education pathways, supported nurse well-being and leadership, and inspired thousands of young people to explore nursing careers.

From reaching middle school students to developing a statewide roadmap for expanding clinical placements, our work is creating opportunities for the nurses of today and tomorrow.
Explore the progress we've made together and the impact we're building toward.

Read the 2025 Annual Impact Report: https://www.wcnursing.org/about/annual-reports/

10/08/2026

The Second Wind Lung Transplant Association is looking for nurse board members.

Second Wind Lung Transplant Association's mission is to improve the quality of life for lung transplant recipients, candidates, people with related pulmonary concerns, and their families by providing support, advocacy, education, and guidance

Nomination deadline: 10/28/2026
Application Details: https://mailchi.mp/c19384f8f55b/second-wind-lung-transplant-association

10/04/2026

Applications are due November 1st! For more information, please contact [email protected]

09/23/2026

Recovery doesn't happen alone. This week we're recognizing the peers, providers, recovery community organizations, families, and support networks helping people build and sustain recovery every day.

Opioid Response Network (ORN) Recovery Interest Group member Recovery Research Institute is doing just that. Their ORN webinar series has provided clinicians and other stakeholders with free, expert-led training on recovery support services for opioid, stimulant, and other substance use disorders. Featuring 22 webinars and over 20 hours of content, the series translates evidence-based research into practical, accessible strategies for care. Watch their webinar series: https://www.recoveryanswers.org/project/opioid-response-network-orn-partnership/

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It’s SAMHSA's National Recovery Month, and the ORN Recovery Interest Group is sharing resources and stories about how ORN is empowering communities with recovery support across the continuum of care. Tag us in your posts using to highlight the people, organizations, and support systems making recovery possible.

ORN Recovery Interest Group: C4 Innovations | Mobilize Recovery | Recovery Research Institute | National Council for Mental Wellbeing | Faces & Voices of Recovery | American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

09/17/2026

Strengthen your conversations, your teams, and your practice.

Nurses, nurse leaders, educators, and interdisciplinary healthcare professionals are invited to a highly interactive, one-day course focused on building emotional intelligence through realistic communication scenarios and real-time AI-assisted feedback. Participants will also receive a personalized EQ assessment and earn 7 nursing contact hours.

Seattle | Nov. 4 or 6 & Dec. 10 or 12, 2026
Limited seats available.

Registration link: https://ckpulse.com/register

09/11/2026

Join the Rainier Olympic Nurses Association and the Ebony Nurses Association of Tacoma-ENAOT for a free screening of American Delivery, followed by a facilitated discussion exploring the maternal mortality crisis in U.S. healthcare.

Saturday, October 17 | 10 a.m.–12:30 p.m.
Tacoma Community College Auditorium

Open to RNs, LPNs, nursing students, and the general public.

Registration is required, and seats are limited.
Register at https://rainierolympicnurses.org/

09/01/2026

08/18/2026

Training Opportunity for Nurses & Healthcare Teams

Applications are open for the Nurse Care Manager Model of Office-Based Addiction Treatment (OBAT) Train the Trainer Program at Boston Medical Center.

This in-person training helps healthcare teams implement an evidence-based nurse care manager model to expand access to high-quality addiction treatment. Selected teams will receive training in Boston, followed by ongoing virtual mentorship from addiction nursing experts.

Training: October 15–16, 2026
Nurse clinical observation: October 14
Travel and hotel costs covered
Apply by September 8, 2026

Learn more and apply: https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=DCrxf5En4kmNa5bl13XDL18lVJEM7OhLqCdGWKo5AaBUN1dIVTNGMU04TDFPRU43UDI5UjE5OFFERy4u