From Insights to Action: Grant-Funded Nurse Well-Being Projects
Facilitating Evidence-Based Interventions in Nursing Organizations Across Oregon
After speaking with hundreds of nurses, we know just how far listening can go. Listening helps nurses feel less alone, more supported, and more hopeful. But we also know that the stressors of the profession are significant enough that conversation alone falls short. Oregon’s nursing professionals need action.
That’s why we funded 18 pilot projects to test evidence-based interventions addressing nurse burnout and workplace stressors. The selected projects launched in 2023 and ran for 2 years.
This summer, we will publish a portfolio of the work, complete with the results of each project and analysis of the overall efficacy of the combined projects. We will share it with everyone who has opted-in for OCN email updates.
BIPOC Nurse Podcast
Advancing the institutionalization of wellness for all nurses, this project will create a podcast that strengthens the psychological resilience of BIPOC and non-BIPOC nurses.
Location: Statewide
Award Amount: $50,000
Avamere Nursing Collaborative: Reducing Nurse Stressors and Improving Well-Being
Establishing a culture of wellness by providing Oregon nurse leaders from 20 SNFs, this project generates well-being learnings focused on creating peer support models and improved competency.
Location: Wilsonville, OR
Award Amount: $46,750
Supporting Well-being for Nurses Who Care for the Homeless
Supporting the implementation of a common language, teamwide agreements of support, time/space for a break, mindfulness tools, and training in mindfulness and debriefing critical incidents.
Location: Portland, OR
Award Amount: $49,764
Implementation of a Modernized EHR System to Support Well-Being of Multi-Tasking Nurses
Transforming an inadequate EHR system that perpetuates the documentation burden of staff by transitioning to a new EHR system that supports multi-functional operations, improved coordination, and intuitive processes.
Location: Scappoose, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Addressing Public Health Nurse Well-Being through Health Information Technology in Coos, Crook, and Jefferson Counties
Reducing the burden of paperwork and charting by converting to tablets for use by nursing staff in the field.
Location: Coos Bay, OR
Award Amount: $49,999
Strengthening Nursing Voices: Intergenerational Leadership Development
Launching a novel 18-month intergenerational leadership development program that leverages evidenced-informed methods.
Location: Newberg, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Employee Well-being Improvement Projects
Contracting with a local Qualified Mental Health Professional (QMHP) who will perform individual counseling sessions and lead group counseling sessions on-site with virtual options.
Location: Hermiston, OR
Award Amount: $49,885
Force for Good Wellness Project
Addressing the despair and moral stress that the nurses, nursing staff, and support staff are experiencing by offering specific services that are intended to restore emotional well-being.
Location: Gresham, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
PointClickCare EMR Conversion
Streamlining processes, allowing the nursing team to gather and analyze data efficiently and effectively, reclaiming time for patient care.
Location: Medford, OR
Award Amount: $22,080
Macdonald Residence Nursing Wellness Initiative
Investing in resources to promote workplace safety, encourage wellness, and equip nursing and support staff to prioritize their physical and mental health.
Location: Portland, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Updating and Renovating Employee Break Spaces
Updating and renovating existing staff spaces and outdoor restorative areas to provide stress-reducing oases for employees in memory care, skilled nursing, and assisted living communities.
Location: Albany, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Technology Advances in EMR Systems to Improve Overall Nursing Wellness
Reducing the facility’s administrative burden, utilizing data and technology to improve workflow and care delivery strategies.
Location: Wheeler, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Improve RN Well-Being Through Peer-Facilitated Peer Learning Circles
Improveingnurse well-being through a social support-focused Peer-Facilitated Peer Learning Circle (PLC) model.
Location: Portland, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Come Safe, Work Safe, Leave Safe
Increasing the staff’s level of preparedness in violent situations, including managing challenging behaviors in healthcare communities and threats of workplace violence.
Location: The Dalles, OR
Award Amount: $36,686
Care for the Caregivers: a Holistic Approach to Wellness for Hospice and Home Health Nurses
A system-level environmental intervention that addresses the high levels of stress, burnout, and compassion fatigue experienced by nurses by offering a series of inclusive wellness workshops and stipend.
Location: Bend, OR
Award Amount: $50,000
Workplace Violence Prevention Training
Addressing the workplace well-being and safety Iifrastructure through training that focuses on creating a blame-free culture.
Location: Medford, OR
Award Amount: $49,999
Improving Nurse Well-Being Through The Five Ways Model
Supporting physical improvements to create spaces to facilitate well-being initiatives, offer on-site and remote exercise opportunities, and foster organized opportunities to connect and engage in service outside daily work.
Location: Mt. Angel, OR
Award Amount: $41,380
