Better, But Not Well: Changes in Oregon Nurse Well-Being and Workplace Conditions from 2022 to 2025
Recovery across Oregon’s nursing workforce has begun, yet many workplace challenges continue to shape nurses’ daily experiences. Comparing survey findings across two time points, the report explores how emotional well-being, workplace conditions, and perceived support have changed while identifying areas where progress remains incomplete. The findings offer guidance for leaders seeking long-term strategies to strengthen workforce well-being and retention.
Compensation and Retention: What Oregon Nurse Wage Data Tells Us
Explore how compensation varies across Oregon and what wage data reveals about workforce stability, recruitment, and retention.
Understanding Oregon’s Nursing Workforce Supply, Demand and Distribution
Examine workforce trends across Oregon, including nurse supply, regional demand, and access to care throughout the state.
2024 Working as a Nurse in Oregon
Explore where Oregon nurses work, common practice settings, and key trends shaping the state’s nursing workforce.
2024–2025 Snapshot: Nursing Education in Oregon
Explore Oregon’s nursing education pipeline, including program availability, applicant trends, graduate outcomes, and student demographics statewide.
Nursing Supply Infographic 2024
A visual overview highlights the composition, education, and practice settings of nurses across Oregon’s healthcare system. Key graphics illustrate who makes up the workforce and where care is delivered throughout the state. Designed for quick insight, the infographic offers a snapshot of nursing’s central role in Oregon’s health infrastructure.
2025 Oregon’s Nurse Well-Being
See how nurse well-being, workplace stressors, and support needs have changed between 2022 and 2025.
From Burnout to Belonging: Nurse-Designed Approaches to Workforce Well-Being in Oregon
Learn how Oregon nurses are addressing burnout, strengthening workplace well-being, and creating more supportive practice environments.
Oregon Healthcare Workforce Index: Understanding Nursing in the Broader Healthcare Labor Market
Explore how nursing fits within Oregon’s broader healthcare workforce and the trends shaping labor supply, demand, and workforce planning.
BRIEF: Oregon’s Nurse Vacancy Crisis
Oregon’s nursing workforce is growing, yet critical care roles remain unfilled. Traditional shortage narratives fail to capture deeper retention challenges affecting direct care. This brief reframes the problem and outlines urgent strategies to stabilize and support the profession.