Learn more about the projects funded to support nurse well-being at an organizational level
Improve RN Well-Being Through Peer-Facilitated Peer Learning Circles
This project aims to improve nurse well-being through a social support focused Peer-Facilitated Peer Learning Circle (PLC) model.
Location:
Portland, OR
Award Amount:
$ 50,000
Addressing Public Health Nurse Well-Being through Health Information Technology in Coos, Crook, and Jefferson Counties
This project focuses on reducing paperwork/charting by converting to tablets for use in the field.
Location:
Coos Bay, OR
Award Amount:
$ 49,999
Supporting Well-being for Nurses Who Care for the Homeless
Implementing a common language, teamwide agreements of support, time/space for a break, mindfulness tools, and training in mindfulness and on debriefing critical incidents.
Location:
Portland, OR
Award Amount:
$ 49,764
BIPOC Nurse Podcast
To advance the institutionalization of wellness for all nurses, this project will create a podcast that strengthens the psychological resilience of BIPOC and non-BIPOC nurses.
Location:
Oregon, State Wide
Award Amount:
$ 50,000
Employee Well-being Improvement Projects
The project will contract with a local Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) who will perform individual counseling sessions and lead group counseling sessions on-site with virtual options.
Location:
Hermiston, OR
Award Amount:
$ 49,885
Workplace Violence Prevention Training
Project aims to address the Workplace Well-being and Safety Infrastructure through training that focuses on creating a blame-free culture.
Location:
Medford, OR
Award Amount:
$ 49,999
Strengthening Nursing Voices: Intergenerational Leadership Development
A novel 18-month intergenerational leadership development program that leverages evidenced-informed methods.
Location:
Newberg, OR
Award Amount:
$ 50,000
Avamere Nursing Collaborative: Reducing Nurse Stressors and Improving Well-Being
Establishes a culture of wellness by providing Oregon nurse leaders from 20 SNFs with well-being learnings focused on creating peer support models and improved competency.
Location:
Wilsonville, OR
Award Amount:
$ 46,750
Technology Advances in EMR Systems to Improve Overall Nursing Wellness
This project aims to reduce the facility’s administrative burden, utilizing data and technology to improve workflow and care delivery strategies.
Location:
Wheeler, OR
Award Amount:
$50,000
PointClickCare Conversion
Streamlining processes to allow the nursing team to gather and analyze data efficiently and effectively to reclaim time for patient care.
Location:
Medford, OR
Award Amount:
$22,080
Care for the Caregivers: a Holistic Approach to Wellness for Hospice and Home Health Nurses
A system-level environmental intervention that addresses the high levels of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue experienced by nurses by offering a series of inclusive wellness workshops and a wellness stipend.
Location:
Bend, OR
Award Amount:
$ 50,000
Come Safe, Work Safe, Leave Safe
An initiative focused on increasing the staff’s level of preparedness in violent situations, including managing challenging behaviors in healthcare communities and threats of workplace violence.
Location:
The Dalles, OR
Award Amount:
$ 36,686
Force for Good Wellness Project
Addressing the despair and moral stress that the nurses, nursing staff, and support staff are experiencing by offering specific services that are intended to restore emotional well-being.
Location:
Gresham, OR
Award Amount:
$50,000
Implementation of a Modernized EHR System to Support the Well-Being of the Multi-Tasking Nurse
Transforming an inadequate EHR system that perpetuates the documentation burden of staff by transitioning to a new EHR system that supports multi-functional operations, improved coordination, and intuitive processes.
Location:
Scappoose, OR
Award Amount:
$50,000
Updating and Renovating Employee Break Spaces
Updating and renovating existing staff spaces and outdoor restorative areas to provide stress-reducing employee oases in their memory care, skilled nursing, and assisted living communities.
Location:
Salem, OR
Award Amount:
$50,000
Macdonald Residence Nursing Wellness Initiative
Investing in resources to promote workplace safety, encourage wellness, and equip nursing and support staff to prioritize their physical and mental health.
Location:
Portland, OR
Award Amount:
$50,000
Improving Nurse Well-Being Through The Five Ways Model
Supporting physical improvements to create spaces to facilitate well-being initiatives, offer on-site and remote exercise opportunities, and foster organized opportunities to connect and engage in service outside daily work.
Location:
Mt. Angel, OR
Award Amount:
$41,380
The ACE Project
A three-pronged effort to improve wellness in the workplace by using technology to enhance peer-to-peer communication, physically restructuring the practice environment for better utilization, and strengthening the employee recognition program.
Location:
Eugene, OR
Award Amount:
$49,600
Funding for these projects was made possible by generous support from the following organizations:
