Oregon Center for Nursing

October 2, 2012 -- This year marks the Oregon Center for Nursing's (OCN) 10th anniversary. OCN celebrated this milestone at its annual fundraising breakfast, "Collaborate!" on September 19, 2012 at the Oregon Zoo. Attended by more than 225 nursing leaders and community stakeholders, the event raised over $95,000 to support the work of OCN to promote a robust workforce of well-prepared nursing professionals dedicated to providing care and leading change to meet the health needs of our communities.

February 21, 2012 -- Between February and May 2012, the Oregon Center for Nursing (OCN) will offer free in-person and webinar courses to current and student healthcare professionals who would like to increase their cultural competence skills with patients and co-workers as part of the Cultural Competence Network (CCN) event series.

November 23, 2011 -- On Friday, November 4, 2011, the Oregon Nursing Leadership Collaborative (ONLC) announced the formation of two workgroups dedicated to implementing changes recommended in the 2011 Institute of Medicine (IOM) “Future of Nursing” report. One group will focus on increasing the number of baccalaureate-educated nurses and the other will focus on preparing and enabling nurses to lead change. The groups will develop action plans that will affect the way nurses participate in health care transformation and provide care throughout Oregon.