The Oregon Center for Nursing facilitates research and collaboration for Oregon’s nursing workforce to support informed, well-prepared, diverse and exceptional nursing professionals.
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COVID-19 and Workforce Data
Statistics to keep in mind as the nursing workforce responds to COVID-19 in our communities.
A Workforce Under Stress: Care for our Caregivers
PNW RNs are not OK. Is there any solution for burnout? As it enters a third surge in the United States, the COVID-19 pandemic may be breaking healthcare workers. As if this writing, more than 11 million Americans have contracted the virus; reported new cases are up 77...
Clinical Placements for Nursing Students in an Era of Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its seventh month in Oregon, it continues to impact the nursing workforce in multiple ways. As facilities, particularly in the Portland Metro area, continue to pivot and shift to meet emerging community health needs, many have reduced...
Is COVID-19 Test Access Affecting the Health Care Employee Pipeline?
At a recent Friday Huddle, the conversation about workforce needs in the pandemic era shifted to CNA need and training concerns. A concern that caught our attention was a requirement for NA students to take COVID-19 tests prior to beginning clinical training at their...
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