April 03, 2024
How much do Oregon nurses really make? The well-being of Oregon’s nursing workforce is a guiding initiative for OCN, which includes the compensation of our nursing professionals. The Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) conducted a comprehensive study in late 2023 to garner essential insight into the topic. Currently, information about nursing salaries from the Oregon … Read more
January 31, 2022
When the Oregon Center for Nursing was first founded in 2002, the state was facing a serious shortage of nurses in certain settings. Sound familiar? Today, the profession continues to face staffing pressures, this time from a global pandemic that led to a “Great Resignation” and acute shortages of nurses. As the Oregon Center for … Read more
April 21, 2021
As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its second year, its impact on healthcare workers continues. A new research brief from the Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) summarizes recent findings regarding the pandemic’s impact on the stress levels and emotional health of registered nurses and other healthcare workers. “The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Oregon’s registered … Read more
July 21, 2020
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 enjoy full practice authority. They can evaluate patients, diagnose, order tests, manage treatments, … Read more
June 16, 2020
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 show that nurses with less than 20 years of experience are more likely to work … Read more