Washington Center for Nursing

12/05/2025

12/03/2025

Don't miss the WCN Mentors in Action: Alumni Panel, sign up today!

This special virtual event is designed for Washington nursing faculty and academic leaders who want to strengthen mentorship opportunities and support the development of diverse nurse educators.

Mentors in Action: Alumni Panel
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Noon–1:30 p.m. (PT) | Zoom
Free to Attend

Hear directly from graduates of WCN’s Diverse Nurse Faculty Mentoring Program as they share their experiences, discuss the program’s impact on their careers, and offer practical ideas for building stronger mentorship networks.

Reserve your spot:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R63TS5T

We hope to see you there!

12/02/2025

WCN’s So You Want to be a Nursing Professor Skills Seminar: Insight into Salaries, Roles and the Joys of Being a Nurse Educator is Friday, 12/19/2025, 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

This FREE virtual seminar will give insights into how salary is determined for nurse educators and how to research salary ranges and compensation details for nurse educator roles at Washington colleges and universities.

Insight into Salaries, Roles and the Joys of Being a Nurse Educator Skill Seminar
Friday, December 19, 2025, from 11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m. | Free
Registration link: https://bit.ly/48obZQ3

Register today!!
For more information and resources on becoming a nurse educator in Washington State visit:
https://www.wcnursing.org/career-leadership-development-in-nursing/so-you-want-to-be-a-professor/

11/19/2025

The Washington Center for Nursing (WCN) invites you to a special virtual event designed for Washington nursing faculty and academic leaders who want to strengthen mentorship opportunities and support the development of diverse nurse educators.

Mentors in Action: Alumni Panel
Wednesday, December 17, 2025
Noon–1:30 p.m. (PT) | Zoom
Free to Attend

Hear directly from graduates of WCN’s Diverse Nurse Faculty Mentoring Program as they share their experiences, discuss the program’s impact on their careers, and offer practical ideas for building stronger mentorship networks.

Reserve your spot:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/R63TS5T

We hope to see you there!

11/18/2025

🌟 1 in 5 Washingtonians speaks a language other than English at home. 🌟

Bilingual nurses bring their voices, cultures, and compassion into the nursing profession — strengthening care for all Washingtonians.

WCN created videos featuring bilingual nurses sharing their journey into nursing, the challenges they overcame, and their passion for community.

💻 Watch their stories
https://youtu.be/NPXE6Q3Fq1I

Explore resources to start your nursing journey:
👉 wcnursing.org/be-a-nurse

According to the 2023 United States Census Bureau, 20.5% of Washingtonians speak a language other than English at home. At WCN, we celebrate the rich diversi...

11/06/2025

Please share! The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is now accepting applications for 2026!!
The application period for this program is open from Nov 1 through Feb 5, 2026.

This program is a FREE summer program for high school graduates and currently enrolled college freshman and sophomores. More information about the program and the application process can be found at: https://www.shpep.org/

The SHPEP program provides:
• Travel costs, meals, a stipend, and travel assistance.
• Opportunities to explore health careers, including nursing, optometry, pharmacy, physical therapy, public health, medical, and dental.
• Guidance from current admissions deans, health
professionals, students, and SHPEP alumni about how to pursue their profession of interest
• Plus, more!

The FREE six-week summer enrichment program
prepares students for a career in the health
professions by enhancing their academic proficiency and
providing career development opportunities.

Explore the health professions with our free summer program The Summer Health Professions Education Program (SHPEP) is a free summer program for students to explore their interests in medicine, dentistry, […]

10/30/2025

In 2024, the WCN Washington Nursing Burnout Survey report found alarming levels of burnout, emotional exhaustion, and fatigue among Washington’s nurses.

📊 Some key findings:
• 33% of surveyed nurses felt burned out from their work at least once a week
• 45% wake up fatigued, dreading another day on the job
• 49% say workloads are unsafe for patients
• Only 17% of nurses identified burnout strategies in their workplace

💡 It’s time to prioritize nurse well-being to strengthen and sustain our workforce. WCN is collaborating with Washington nurses and workforce partners to create an Action Plan, due in March of 2026. Stay tuned!!

🔗 Explore this report and additional nursing workforce data at: https://www.wcnursing.org/data-reports-publications/

10/15/2025

📊 Check out WCN’s 2024 ARNP Data Snapshot!

Washington’s ARNP workforce, especially NPs and CRNAs, is highly educated, in demand, and well-compensated, but faces diversity gaps, aging demographics, and educational capacity shortages. Without expanding NP and CRNA program seats and addressing barriers for minority students, Washington may struggle to meet growing demand despite high interest and strong salaries.

This marks the third consecutive year WCN has published data snapshots, helping uncover trends and provide a clear picture of Washington’s nursing workforce to inform state health workforce policy.

🔎 Explore this snapshot and more nursing workforce data at: wcnursing.org/data-reports-publications

10/08/2025

ARE YOU A WASHINGTON:
Advanced Practice Registered Nurse (APRN)?
Nurse Practitioner Student?
Physician, PA, or other Preceptor for NP students?

If so, WCN invites you to participate in our Fall 2025 Online Focus Groups exploring barriers to clinical placements for APRN students.

💡 Why Join?
Washington State faces a shortage of clinical sites for APRN students. Your insight will help identify barriers and shape solutions.

👉 Sign up today: tinyurl.com/ARNPWCN

(See flyer for available focus group dates & times.)

🎁 Thank You Gift: APRN / Physician / PA / or other preceptors for NP students participants will receive a $150 Amazon e-gift card. Nurse Practitioner Student participants will receive a $100 Amazon e-gift card.

10/07/2025

Oct 30 will be here before you know it. Register today!!

✨ Can you picture yourself teaching the next generation of nurses? Whether in a classroom, a university, or at the bedside as a clinical instructor, your journey can start here!

The Washington Center for Nursing invites you to So You Want to Be a Professor, a FREE half-day Zoom workshop exploring nursing education as a career. Discover the many paths nurse educators can take and how you can be part of building a strong, diverse faculty workforce.

📅 Thursday, Oct 30, 2025
🕘 9:00 am – 1:30 pm
💻 Via Zoom

Nurses and nursing students from underrepresented communities are especially encouraged to join.

👉 Learn more and register today: https://www.wcnursing.org/.../so-you-want-to-be-a-professor/

10/02/2025

📊 Check out WCN’s 2024 Diversity Data Snapshot!

Washington’s nursing student pipeline is remarkably diverse, but this diversity does not fully carry into the licensed RN workforce, advanced practice roles, or faculty positions. This diminishes opportunities for equity in leadership, faculty representation, and advanced practice. Closing these gaps will require targeted supports: mentorship, licensure prep, graduate school access, financial aid, and hiring practices that advance nurses of color into faculty and advanced practice roles.

This marks the third consecutive year WCN has published data snapshots, helping uncover trends and provide a clear picture of Washington’s nursing workforce to inform state health workforce policy.

🔎 Explore this snapshot and more nursing workforce data at: wcnursing.org/data-reports-publications