Wisconsin Nurses Association

08/14/2026

Decisions made at the State Capitol affect your nursing practice, your workplace, and your patients. WINPAC helps make sure nurses have a voice in those decisions. Your contribution helps support candidates who understand nursing and health care issues, regardless of political party. Because nurses shouldn’t be affected by policy alone. Nurses should help shape it.
Learn more and donate:
https://www.wisconsinnurses.org/about-wna/affiliates/winpac/

08/13/2026

Nurses in the News: Future Nurse Saves a Life

We love sharing stories about Wisconsin nurses making a difference, and this time, we’re celebrating a future nurse! Callie Bartels, a nursing student at Southwest Technical College, jumped into action when a customer began choking at the Grant County supper club where she works. Using skills she learned during her CNA training, Callie performed the Heimlich maneuver and saved his life.

For her quick action, Callie received the Grant County Sheriff’s Office Citizen Life-Saving Award.

Congratulations, Callie! We can’t wait to see what your future in nursing holds.

Read the full story from WMTV 15 News:

A nursing student at Southwest Technical College saved a man’s life when he began choking during an afternoon meal on Sunday.

08/12/2026

🚨 SCAM ALERT 🚨

We are aware of a large number of spam comments currently appearing on the Wisconsin Nurses Association page promoting a supposed WNA “alumnae” T-shirt.These comments are NOT from WNA, and WNA does not have an alumnae T-shirt.

Please do not click the link, even if the comment tags you or someone you know. We are actively deleting these comments as quickly as possible.

Official WNA merchandise is available only through the WNA Store on our website: https://www.wisconsinnurses.org/shop/

If you see one of these scam comments, please ignore it and do not interact with the link.

Thank you for your patience while we continue removing them.

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08/11/2026

Wisconsin nurses, today is Election Day. Be informed. Be engaged. Be a Nurse Voter.

Nurses advocate every day for patients, families, communities, and the future of health care. Today is another opportunity to make your voice heard. Wisconsin’s Partisan Primary is today, Tuesday, August 11. Polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Not sure where you vote or what’s on your ballot? Visit MyVote Wisconsin to check your polling place and preview your ballot before you head out. Find your polling place and ballot at MyVote Wisconsin: https://myvote.wi.gov/en-us/

08/10/2026

Workplace violence prevention is not just a safety priority. It is a Joint Commission requirement. Since the Workplace Violence Prevention standards took effect in 2022, hospitals have been cited on more than 100 requirements for improvement related to workplace violence during survey activities.

Join WNA for **Joint Commission Workplace Violence Requirements: Strategies for Success**, a FREE live virtual webinar focused on understanding the standards and strategies hospitals can use to strengthen their workplace violence prevention efforts.

Wednesday, September 16, 2026
7:00–8:00 p.m.
Live Virtual Webinar
Registration is FREE
1.0 contact hour available

Registration will remain open until the webinar begins. You must register to receive the link to join.

Learn more and register:

Joint Commission Workplace Violence Requirements: Strategies For Success Webinar Wednesday, September 16, 2026 7:00pm – 8:00pm → REGISTER HERE ← *Registration is free but you must register to receive the link National Performance Goal Preventing Workplace Violence In 2022, Joint Commission...

08/07/2026

Nurses know there are plenty of things that make a hard job harder than it needs to be. An extra click. A duplicated form. An outdated process. A task no one can quite explain why you’re still doing.

Healthy Nurse, Healthy Nation® is taking them on with Make Work Work: A 10-Day Challenge to Reduce Nurse Burnout, beginning August 17. The challenge is built around the Get Rid of Stupid Stuff (GROSS) concept, which encourages healthcare teams to identify unnecessary work that gets in the way of safe, efficient, and meaningful care.

Over the course of 10 days, participants will take simple, practical steps to identify unnecessary burdens, rethink inefficient processes, and explore opportunities to improve work for nurses, teams, and patients.

The challenge begins August 17. Sign up today and get ready to GROSS!

Make Work Work: A 10-Day Challenge to Reduce Nurse BurnoutNursing is meaningful, complex, and deeply human work. Yet too often, nurses are asked to navigate unnecessary tasks, ...

08/06/2026

As a Wisconsin Nurses Association and American Nurses Association member, you have access to exclusive personal benefits designed to help protect your career, your home, and your family.

Member benefits include:
• Professional Liability Insurance through Nurses Service Organization (NSO)
• Auto and Home Insurance through Liberty Mutual
• Term Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance through Prudential

Already a member? Make sure you're taking advantage of these valuable benefits.

Not a member yet? Discover how WNA membership can support you both professionally and personally.

Learn more:

As a nurse, ANA, and WNA member, you are committed to providing superior care to your patients. It is your passion, and you invest all of your energy in your work. But who is taking care of you while you take care of others? Through ANA’s Personal Benefits, we are here to help with four […]

08/05/2026

Apply for a Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin (NFW) Scholarship or Grant by September 21. The Nurses Foundation of Wisconsin is now accepting applications for Educational Scholarships and Research & Quality Improvement Grants.

If you're pursuing your nursing education or leading a research or quality improvement project, this is an excellent opportunity to receive funding that supports your professional growth and advances nursing in Wisconsin.

Applications must be submitted by 11:59 p.m. on September 21, 2026.

Learn more and apply here: https://www.wisconsinnurses.org/education/scholarships/

08/04/2026

Wisconsin is taking an important step to help address the nursing workforce shortage.

A new emergency rule will enable qualified registered nurses with bachelor's degrees to serve as clinical instructors, thereby expanding nursing education capacity while maintaining high standards for student learning.

WNA Executive Director Gina Dennik-Champion spoke with Wisconsin Public Radio about why this change matters:
"We have all these qualified students that are interested in becoming nurses, but because there are not enough nursing faculty, they're not all getting into nursing school. The criteria remains the same, but it's the capacity issue."

Read the full story from Wisconsin Public Radio:

Leaders of Wisconsin nursing schools are optimistic a new emergency rule allowing RNs with bachelor's degrees to teach hands-on courses will help ease a faculty shortage.

08/03/2026

The Wisconsin Nurses Association honors the life and legacy of Dr. Barbara Nichols, DNSc (hon.), MS, RN, FAAN, a visionary nurse leader whose dedication to advancing nursing and advocating for health equity has left an enduring impact on our profession.

We invite our nursing community to read more about Dr. Nichols' extraordinary contributions and learn about the upcoming Celebration of Life.

Read the full story:
https://www.wisconsinnurses.org/honor-a-legacy-dr-barbara-nichols-services-friday-august-14-2026/