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Nurse Unions Slam Hospitals For Lack Of Hiring 

Staff shortages and hospitals’ lack of compliance with staffing plans are leading to high nurse burnout rates and intolerable working conditions, the Oregon Nurses Association says.
December 5, 2022
 
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Nursing students at Lane Community College in Eugene use simulation models during the pandemic instead of in-personal clinical visits. According to a new report, educational institutions are failing to produce enough new registered nurses. | COURTESY OF LANE COMMUNITY COLLEGE

Nursing leaders in Oregon and nationwide continue to sound the alarm about high worker burnout rates, staffing shortages in hospitals and other hea