by Colin Berry | Feb 5, 2021 | OCN News
Last month, when the Oregon Department of Education announced its new guidelines for school re-openings, one group was listening closely: school nurses. Before the pandemic, an Oregon school nurse’s job description was already daunting. Charged with individualized...
by Kelley Ilic | Jan 25, 2021 | OCN News
In the growing global environment, there is a constant desire to address “big pictures” or develop “large-scale” solutions. New research from the Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) continues to say local, regionalized solutions may be more effective when it comes to...
by Kelley Ilic | Nov 30, 2020 | OCN News
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...
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...
