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A new study by the Oregon Center for Nursing suggests hiring outside Portland area shouldn’t be so tough and that retaining nurses is about more than wages.
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Oregon Health & Science University is expanding its program that prepares students for nursing careers on an accelerated schedule to Bend.
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Oregon will start 2023 with a new health authority director while facing myriad challenges that include an overburdened hospital system that struggles to meet the demand for patient care
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The new rules will improve access to health care in many communities where it is lacking, supporters say. Some physicians are concerned the rules will expand the scope of services nurse practitioners provide.
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The shift is driven by a surge in pediatric patients with RSV, a childhood respiratory virus that is particularly dangerous for infants, and a statewide shortage of nurses.
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The union’s proposal, were it to pass, would make Oregon one of just three states to mandate nurse-to-patient ratios; the state hospital association says the proposed law is the wrong way to fix the problem
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Oregon hospitals are full of patients, running low on nurses and bleeding money.
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No longer convinced their employer is committed to service, roughly a third of nurses employed by Providence stand ready to strike if their pay and policy demands aren’t met.
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House Bill 4003 will allow the state license nursing students to practice in hospitals under the supervision and open up new mental health and wellness resources to nurses experiencing burnout.
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A recent survey of nurses at Oregon Health & Science University found 86% reported fatigue, burnout and moral distress, and 60% said they are considering leaving the profession.
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The fourth wave of COVID-19 sweeping across many parts of California is taking an emotional and physical toll on nurses and doctors in the hardest-hit regions.
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COVID-19 burnout is driving many nurses to quit, and hospital administrators say the state’s new vaccine mandate is compounding the shortage, too.
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Roughly a third of the people who work as nurses in Oregon are approaching retirement age. So in a few more years, a shortage could result... with perhaps…
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Until the late 1800’s, Medford, Ore., did not have a hospital, forcing the sick and injured to receive treatment at home or in a doctor’s office. Only…