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.
Events
MentorLink Workshop: Leadership Skills: Knowing When to Look for Help
Thursday, October 16, 2025 6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
Location: Zoom
Cost: Free for nursing students, KCNA members/scholarship recipients.
Registration Deadline:
Register by Ocotober 14, 2025
**1-hour Certificate of Completion after event evaluation submitted
Event Description:
Good leaders recognize when it's time to seek new knowledge, skills, or support. This workshop explores how turning to external resources can strengthen your nursing practice.
Patricia J. Devine, MLS, Director of Community Outreach and HEALWA at the University of Washington, will provide an overview of HEALWA, Washington state's digital access program that offers evidence-based clinical and educational resources to licensed health care providers. She will also highlight how the platform supports informed practice and promotes collaboration across the health care community.
Following the presentation, a panel of experienced nurse mentors will reflect on the challenges they faced early in their careers, the paths they've taken, and the resources they wish they had known about at the time.
Click
here to register for the MentorLink Workshop.
Nurses Book Club: The Deepest Well: Healing the Long-Term Effects of Childhood Adversity
Saturday, October 25, 2025 9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
To register for
The Deepest Well Book Club, click
here.
KCNA Fall Summit:
Nursing, Ethics & the New Health Care Cuts
Saturday, November 22, 2025 8:30AM - 12:30 PM
Location:
Good Shepard Center, 4649 Sunnyside Ave. N, Rm 202, Seattle, WA 98103
Cost:
$35 KCNA members, $55 nonmembers, $15 students.
Includes boxed lunch.
Registration Deadline: Register by November 7, 2025, or until filled. Limited capacity.
**2-hour Certificate of Completion after event evaluation submitted
Event Description:
With the recent passage of H.R. 1 into law, the U.S. health care system is facing significant changes, including substantial cuts to Medicaid. In Washington state, an estimated 250,000 people could lose their insurance coverage. The most affected populations are expected to include children, older adults and people with disabilities. At this year’s Fall Summit, we will examine what the proposed cuts to Medicaid and other health care programs mean for nurses, as well as the surrounding ethical implications.
To help guide this conversation, we’ll hear from two guest speakers. Justin Gill, DNP, ARNP, RN, president of the Washington State Nurses Association, will address the association’s response to H.R. 1 and a recent ANA resolution. Jamie Shirley, PhD, RN, from the University of Washington Bothell, will examine the ethical implications of the policy changes for nursing practice.
Nurses in Action (pending approval): Following the presentation, we will assemble 400 cold/flu kits for Real Change newspaper vendors.
To register for the KCNA Fall Summit, click
here.
Nurses Education Series: Lead, Drive, and Thrive - RECORDING
This is a recording of a live event that took place in January 2025. In this video, two expert speakers will guide you through strategies to enhance your leadership skills and navigate the challenges of modern healthcare. This workshop is designed to help nurses develop the tools and insights needed for professional growth, with engaging sessions focused on practical approaches to strengthening leadership in the healthcare field.
- Session 1: The art of navigating healthcare systems
Presenter: Jennifer S. Mensik Kennedy, PhD, MBA, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN
38th President, American Nurses Association
- Session 2: Mentoring as a path to building leadership skills
Presenter: Sofia Aragon, JD, BSN, RN, FAAN
Executive Director, Washington Center for Nursing
Cost: Free for KCNA Members/$40 nonmembers/$20 nursing students
*2 ANCC contact hours
*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 01/24/2027. OCEAN ID #2024-55
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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.
Cost: Free for KCNA Members/$40 nonmembers/$20 nursing students
*2 ANCC contact hours
*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 1/4/2026 (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.
