OCN News

  • Growth in BSN Programs Impacts Oregon’s Workforce

    November 06, 2019

    The Oregon Center for Nursing’s (OCN) recently released a new report, “Trends in Oregon Nursing Education, 2012-2018,” which examines long-term trends in the state’s nursing education pipeline. “It all starts with education,” said Jana R. Bitton, OCN’s Executive Director. “Understanding Oregon’s capacity to educate future nurses is a vital component to ensuring our state has … Read more

  • Good Things Happening in Nursing

    September 09, 2019

    It’s easy to point out the challenges facing Oregon’s nursing workforce. We write about them … constantly. Extensively. Obsessively? When the focus centers on all the challenges and obstacles, it is easy to feel discouraged and think things aren’t getting better. And yet, things ARE getting better. At the National Forum of State Nursing Workforce … Read more

  • Check Out OCN’s Article in Portland Business Journal

    July 19, 2019

    We were thrilled to be contacted by the Portland Business Journal and included in their recent edition of How Oregon Works. Check out our article below!

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  • Conversation Around Workforce Focuses on Maldistribution

    June 21, 2019

    The Oregon Center for Nursing’s (OCN) recently released a new report on the nursing workforce, “Shortage or Maldistribution: Shifting the Conversation Around Oregon’s Nursing Workforce.” The report provides updated, detailed information on nursing professionals in Oregon, and looks at how those numbers have changed in recent years. “For years, nursing communities across the nation have discussed an impending … Read more

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