King County Nurses Association offers educational events throughout the year for nurses, health care professionals, and nursing students. KCNA members needing financial assistance to attend an event can contact jennifer@kcnurses.org

Upcoming Events

KCNA ANNUAL GALA 2024

Let's celebrate nurses and the nursing profession!


Thursday, May 9, 2024

5:30-9:00 PM

Sunset Bay Lodge at the Ballard Elks

6413 Seaview Avenue NW, Seattle


KCNA members: $75/Nonmembers: $85/Students: $45


Our most festive event of the year held during National Nurses Month!  We will be hosting this event at Sunset Bay Lodge, a quintessential Pacific Northwest venue with sweeping views of the Puget Sound and the Olympic Mountains. Included in the evening is a delectable buffet including standard, vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free options.


  • Celebrate National Nurses Month
  • Honor 2024 Shining Star Nurse Awardees
  • Be inspired by 2024 nursing student scholarship recipients
  • Bid on auction items to benefit the KCNA Scholarship Fund


Event registration ends April 25, 2024.

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KCNA Region Meeting-Updates from the Washington Board of Nursing

Recording

Free recording for KCNA Members


With a new name, the new Nurse Licensure Compact, and so much more, it’s the perfect time to learn about current happenings at the Washington Board of Nursing (formerly the Washington State Nursing Commission.)Alison Bradywood, DNP, MPH, RN, NHA, NEA-BC, Executive Director of the Board of Nursing, and KCNA Board Member, will present the information. Don't miss this opportunity to learn about important happenings in nursing in Washington State! Includes a brief KCNA business meeting. 


Email kcnurses@kcnurese.org to request the link to view the recording.

Alison Bradywood, DNP, MPH, RN, NHA, NEA-BC, is the Executive Director of the Washington Board of Nursing and KCNA Board Member. Allison's experience spans acute care, ambulatory practice, long-term care, community health settings, and includes 19 years at Virginia Mason.


NURSES EDUCATION SERIES

SLEEP ACROSS THE LIFESPAN: Helping patients in their sleep journey RECORDING


This is a recording of a live event that took place in January 2024.  In this video you will learn about sleep at different life stages and it's influences on specific conditions. Hear from an incredible speakers' panel of five UW researches and come away with information and  tools to help patients along their sleep journey.


*2 ANCC contact hours


FREE for WSNA/KCNA members

$40 for nonmembers

$20 for nursing students


*This nursing continuing professional development activity was approved by Oregon Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.


Approval valid through 1/27/2026 (live activity) or 1/4/2027 (enduring activity). OCEAN ID #2023-46.


Attendees may earn 2 contact hours. Participants must be present for all the educational activity and complete the workshop evaluation to receive contact hours.

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