by Kelley Ilic | Sep 17, 2020 | OCN News
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...
by Kelley Ilic | Aug 12, 2020 | OCN News
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...
by Jana Bitton | Jul 21, 2020 | OCN News
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...
by Kelley Ilic | Jul 6, 2020 | OCN News
As the COVID-19 pandemic descended in March 2020, colleges and universities across the United States closed classrooms and transitioned to Zoom lectures. Nursing programs, however, faced a unique challenge. Not only did they need to quickly switch to online lectures,...
by Kelley Ilic | Jun 24, 2020 | OCN News
A big thank you to Cooper Banks of KXL FM News for taking an interest in OCN’s latest study on Oregon’s nurse workforce. If you missed his interview with Jana Bitton on Tuesday, June 16, click the button below to hear an archived copy! KXL Interview - June...
by Kelley Ilic | Jun 16, 2020 | OCN News
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...
