The OCN Blog
Friday Huddle 2025: A Year of Nursing Workforce Conversations
Every Friday in 2025, Oregon’s nursing leaders, educators, and professionals gathered to share real-time workforce insights through the Friday Huddle. What began as a check-in evolved into the state’s only regular, open-access forum for candid, practical discussions across roles and regions. Now, with a full year complete, OCN reflects on the conversations that shaped the year and offers a look at what’s ahead.
Not Just Resilience: What It Really Takes to Support the Nursing Workforce
What if the path to nurse well-being didn’t start with resilience workshops, but with rethinking the systems that cause burnout? This blog explores how Oregon nurses are leading that shift through the Well-Being Project. Practical tools and real-world lessons from nurse-led pilots illuminate what happens when organizations listen, adapt, and act.
The Oregon Center for Nursing Recognizes Preceptors Across the State
Twenty nurse preceptors were honored at OCN’s fifth annual statewide awards ceremony for their critical role in mentoring and supporting peers. Nominated by colleagues and employers, these nurses exemplify professional excellence and workforce impact. The awards reinforce preceptors’ unique contributions to Oregon’s nursing sustainability.
OCN Awards $2.8 Million to Public Nursing Schools through the RENEW Project
Grants will support locally designed efforts to recruit and retain nurse educators amid rising workforce demands August 19, 2025 – Portland, OR — The Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN), the
The Ripple Effect: How Medicaid Cuts Could Impact Oregon's Nursing Workforce
How could Medicaid cuts impact nursing jobs in Oregon? Learn how proposed federal budget cuts could reduce care access and what Oregon’s nursing workforce can do before changes take place.
Naming the Stressors Nurses Shouldn't Have to Carry Alone
The demands of nursing extend far beyond long shifts and heavy workloads—nurses regularly navigate the emotional, ethical, and psychological challenges that come with patient care. Some of these stressors are