Join Rainier Olympic Nurses Association, the Ebony Nurses Association of Tacoma, and Tacoma Community College Nursing Program for a screening of American Delivery: Solving the Maternal Mortality Crisis in U.S. Healthcare, followed by a facilitated discussion connecting the film to current research on health equity in nursing practice.

Black women in the U.S. experience maternal mortality at more than three times the rate of White women — a disparity that has persisted, largely unchanged, across recent years of national data. This free educational event is designed to help nurses, nursing students and community members recognize and address the structural factors and implicit bias behind that gap.

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our 2026 Nurses Month Celebration & Annual Meeting in May.

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The inaugural issue of RONA’s new e-newsletter, The RONA Compass, is arriving in inboxes. In an effort to expand the reach of our newsletter and engage more members while reducing printing and mailing costs, The RONA Compass will be sent to members in the Winter and Spring. A printed newsletter will continue to be mailed in the Fall. We hope you take a few moments to read to catch up on all things RONA.

Didn’t receive The RONA Compass?

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Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Nurses Month Celebration on Saturday, May 17, 2025. In addition to celebrating our Nurse of the Year, Yunna Flenord, RN, and all our scholarship recipients, we raised almost $3,000 for future nursing scholarships.

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Join Jennifer S. Mensik Kennedy, President, American Nurses Association, and Sophia Aragon, CEO of Washington Center of Nursing, for a morning dedicated to honing your leadership skills.

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Book Discussion Recording Available

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Name Change Finalized

In October 2021, we received notification that our name change was processed by the IRS. This was the final step in officially changing our name.

On September 12, 2020 at a Special Membership Meeting, the bylaws measure to change the name of the association from Pierce County Nurses Association to Rainier Olympic Nurses Association passed with over 2/3 of the members present voting in favor of the name change. Later that month, we received confirmation from the WA State Secretary of State office that our name change is official. Since then, we’ve moved ahead with rebranding as Rainier Olympic Nurses Association.

Rainier Olympic Nurses Association reflects our expanded region that now spans Pierce, Grays Harbor, Thurston, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson & Callam counties.

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Integration Background

On December 6, 2018, the Washington State Nurses Association (WSNA) reorganized the boundaries of its regional professional organizations. As a result, Pierce County Nurses Association (PCNA)’s boundaries expanded to cover Pierce, Thurston, Grays Harbor, Mason, Kitsap, Jefferson and Clallam counties. All WSNA members who live or work in these counties now have access to all PCNA programs, activities and events.

For more than 110 years, PCNA has been an active, vibrant professional organization serving nurses in Pierce County. PCNA seeks to provide community engagement and professional development opportunities for members living across the Olympic Peninsula as well as in Pierce County.

In 2020, our membership voted to change our name to Rainier Olympic Nurses Association to more accurately reflect our expanded area and membership.

We want to hear from you! Please share your thoughts, suggestions, and questions about the integration. Email us at office@rainierolympicnurses.org

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