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From Difficulties to Deficiency-Free

From Difficulties to Deficiency-Free A New Community-Based Nurse’s Journey to Achieving her First Deficiency-Free Survey   Just before starting her job as a nurse in an assisted living community in Pendleton, Oregon, Amanda’s team had gone through a pretty rough State survey.   Their community was in a period of transition, but she and her new team […]

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NurseLearn Launches New Program to Support Community-Based Care Nurses

NurseLearn launches a first-of-its-kind education and training program for Oregon-licensed nurses in community-based care (CBC)on March 1, 2024. Through a contract between NurseLearn and the Oregon Department of Human Services’s Office of Aging and People with Disabilities, NurseLearn’s Enhanced Program brings free, specialized education, training, and mentorship to nurses in community-based care settings across Oregon.

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NurseLearn Releases Free Online Courses in Community-Based Care to All Oregon Nurses

The New Free Standard Program is also available to Oregon Licensed Administrators Following the March launch of NurseLearn’s Enhanced Program, a free 6-month mentored education program for nurses in community-based care (CBC) settings, NurseLearn launches the Standard Program for all Oregon-licensed nurses and CBC administrators. The Standard Program, launching August 1, 2024, is a free

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NurseLearn getting out into the Community 

Conferences, Presentations, and Community-Based Care Nursing Reflections  “People often say nursing is ‘survival of the fittest’,” shared Dawne Shoenthal, Oregon Center for Nursing’s Program Director in a presentation on nurturing a resilient workforce.   “But, there is also a quote from the same man, evolutionary biologist Charles Darwin, that says, ‘those who survive are in community’.” 

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Community-Based Care, Conferences
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State Board of Nursing Appoints First Ever Community-Based Care Nurse  

Oregon welcomes Community-Based Care nurse, Linda Stanich, to the Board  February 2024 was a historic month for community-based care nursing in Oregon.   For the first time in Oregon’s history, a community-based care (CBC) nurse has been appointed to serve on the Oregon State Board of Nursing.   With a total of nine members appointed by the

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Finding myself in Community-based care as a nurse mentor, a NurseLearn blog post about

“Community-based care is where I found myself.”

– NurseLearn Nurse Mentor Spotlight. On her path towards becoming a nurse mentor in community-based care, July faced many challenges. “I’ve never been able to answer the question as to how I innately knew that the hospital setting wasn’t the right fit for me as a nurse…And many have asked!” July, NurseLearn’s Lead Nurse Mentor,

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I was an elder care nurse for 7 years – here is what I learned 

Meet Laurie, an LPN who has been an elder care nurse for eighteen years, seven of which she spent working in a residential care facility in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. NurseLearn sat down with Laurie this week to talk about her experience in community-based care (CBC).   There are a lot of misconceptions about what this job

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Community-Based Care

Mentorship in Nursing: The Game-Changer in Community-Based Care

The world of nursing is dynamic, ever-evolving, and full of challenges that test the mettle of even the most seasoned nurses. In community-based care (CBC), these challenges are intensified, as nurses often have to wear multiple hats, from caregivers and companions to decision-makers and problem solvers. Here, the role of mentorship emerges as a pivotal

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