Research

  • OCN Evolving To Meet Nursing Needs

    January 31, 2022

    When the Oregon Center for Nursing was first founded in 2002, the state was facing a serious shortage of nurses in certain settings. Sound familiar? Today, the profession continues to face staffing pressures, this time from a global pandemic that led to a “Great Resignation” and acute shortages of nurses.  As the Oregon Center for … Read more

  • Impact of Stress on Nurse Workforce Will Outlast Pandemic

    April 21, 2021

    As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, its impact on healthcare workers continues. A new research brief from the Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) summarizes recent findings regarding the pandemic’s impact on the stress levels and emotional health of registered nurses and other healthcare workers. “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oregon’s registered … Read more

  • Versatility of Nurse Practitioners Leaves Primary Care Call Unanswered

    July 21, 2020

    The scope of work and practice authority for nurse practitioners (NPs) varies widely across the United States. In some areas, NPs are restricted from prescribing medication, or can practice only under the supervision of a physician. In other states, like Oregon, NPs enjoy full practice authority. They can evaluate patients, diagnose, order tests, manage treatments, … Read more

  • Report Finds Intersection Between Practice Settings and Experience

    June 16, 2020

    The Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN), the state’s leading nursing workforce research organization, today released a new report showing how nurses’ tendencies to work in certain settings change as they gain more nursing experience. ​ “The results of this study clearly show that nurses with less than 20 years of experience are more likely to work … Read more

  • The Power of a Pandemic

    April 20, 2020

    The year 2020 was supposed to be about a lot of things – the start of a new decade, the Year of the Nurse and Nurse Midwife, Summer Olympics, a presidential election. Only three months into the year, the COVID-19 pandemic drastically changed the world we live in. As healthcare professionals and policymakers work with … Read more

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