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When Life Hands You Lemons…

Posted on October 25, 2018 by Jana Bitton

… Learn from them. View from hospital number “I’ve lost count.” It has been a rough year. Not for OCN, but for me personally. Since January of this year, I’ve rushed to the emergency room of four different hospitals on six occasions. Sometimes it was

Posted in clinical placements, healthcare access, nursing shortage

Stress, Resilience and Mindfulness

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Jana Bitton

by Dana Bjarnason, RN, MA, CNA, PhD Resilience has been described as the process of adapting in the face of adversity and becoming stronger after something bad happens. In addition to innate qualities that support resilience, research has demonstrated that there are actions we can

Posted in Culture of Health, dana bjarnason, moral courage, resilience, stress

Member Spotlight: Renee Menkens

Posted on March 16, 2017 by Jana Bitton

Meet Renee Menkens, MS, RNC, the OAC’s Second Breakthrough Leader of Nursing and Advocate for Rural Health By Kate Kaznowska Renee Menkens, MS, RNC, has been a part of the Oregon Action Coalition Steering Committee for the last three years. By being a part of

Posted in Culture of Health, OAC, Renee Menkins, rural

Member Spotlight: David Silva

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jana Bitton

By Colin Berry A father of two, David Silva brings two key qualifications to his position on the Oregon Action Coalition Steering Committee: Deep experience in OHSU’s ambulatory/outpatient surgical unit and, as a DNP candidate, the perspective of a graduate student with a strong interest

Posted in David Silva, Members, OAC

Dr. Jake Creviston Presents to UP Students about Leadership

Posted on December 15, 2016 by Jana Bitton

The Future of Nursing: Leading Change, Advancing Health report proclaimed, “Nurses should be full partners with physicians and other health care professionals in redesigning health care.” Jake Creviston, RN, DNP, PHMNP-BC endorses this statement, and recently presented on this topic to graduate students at the

Posted in Jake Creviston, Leadership, OAC