Come Safe, Work Safe, Leave Safe
The Oregon Veterans Home specializes in Veteran healthcare. The population served suffers from many health conditions specific to their time in the service, including PTSD, depression, substance use, TBI, Parkinson’s, etc. Many of these conditions have challenging behaviors associated with them.In addition to challenges with resident behavior, staff at the Oregon Veterans Home are also […]
Care for the Caregivers: a Holistic Approach to Wellness for Hospice and Home Health Nurses
The Care for the Caregivers project proposed by Partners In Care is a vital initiative to increase the well-being of hospice and home health nurses, reduce burnout, and ultimately improve patient outcomes. This system-level environmental intervention addresses the high levels of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue experienced by nurses by offering a series of inclusive […]
Telling the Stories of Oregon’s BIPOC Nurses
The trauma of racism in healthcare became an undeniable truth when COVID-19 disproportionately affected Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) in 2020. The broadcast murder of George Floyd added insult to injury for Black nurses who were already struggling with the COVID-19 pandemic (Byers et al., 2021). Since then, healthcare organizations have embraced implicit bias […]
Avamere Nursing Collaborative: Reducing Nurse Stressors and Improving Well-Being
The Avamere Nursing Collaborative (ANC) is aimed at reducing nursing stressors in the post-acute setting and improving well-being. A lack of peer-to-peer support and the need for clinical skills training were identified as the top stressors for nurses in skilled nursing facilities. The ANC will establish a culture of wellness by providing Oregon nurse leaders […]
Addressing Public Health Nurse Well-Being through Health Information Technology in Coos, Crook, and Jefferson Counties
While technology may be an increased stressor for nurses who work in a the hospital setting, the opposite may be true with public health home visiting nurses who have limited access to technology. Our public health nurses indicated that they need access to over 100 forms, screens, assessments, and other tools and it is not […]
