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The Oregon Nurse Staffing Collaborative, formed in 2007, is a group of direct care and administrative nurses that focus on successful implementation of Oregon’s Nurse Staffing Law.
The group has developed educational materials, webinars, conferences, and consultation to acute care hospitals’ nurse staffing committees.
Consultation Services
The Oregon Nurse Staffing Collaborative meets every month during each quarter.
During two months of the quarter, the meetings are per conference call; the third meeting is face-to-face.
For questions about the ONSC or the Oregon Nurse Staffing Law, please contact:
Diane WaldoAssociate Vice President of Quality and Clinical OperationsOregon Association of Hospitals and Health [email protected] 503.479.6016
Sue DavidsonNursing Consultant [email protected]
Resources
There are practice, regulatory, and consultative resources you can access regarding the Oregon Nurse Staffing Law.
Practice Resources
Staffing resources and additional information about the ONSC can be found on the Nurse Staffing Repository Page at the OAHHS website:
• www.oahhs.org/nurse-staffing
To access the Oregon Nurse Staffing Law, go to:
• arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_510.html. Division 510 addresses patient care and nursing services in hospitals – essentially, the Oregon Nurse Staffing Law.
• arcweb.sos.state.or.us/pages/rules/oars_300/oar_333/333_501.html. Division 501 addresses hospital monitoring, surveys, investigations, discipline, and civil penalties.
What is our purpose?
The Nurse Staffing Law was created to ensure that every hospitalized Oregonian receives safe patient care in acute care hospitals, defined as “nursing care that is provided appropriately, in a timely manner, and meets the patients’ health care needs.”
The Oregon Nurse Staffing Collaborative (ONSC) was formed to provide a safe table where nurses share best practices, evaluate staffing challenges and opportunities, and strategize on methods to strenghten the partnership among nurses, patients, families, and other relevant health care team members. These meetings feature topic-focused discussions, group analysis of staffing challenges, and regular conversations with regulatory colleagues.
Value Added Collaboration The ONSC initially formed to understand and agree upon language from the Oregon Nurse Staffing Law. Group members provided testimony during the rulemaking process in 2006. Those who participated realized that working together has resulted in a collaborative environment that benefits everyone.
Since then, the ONSC has expanded its work to include education about nurse staffing via webinars and conferences, to establish a consultation role within and outside of the group, and develop exploration of ideas about nurse staffing as a creative think tank.
For further information on ONSC meetings, check the Nurse Staffing Repository page on the OAHHS website, www.oahhs.org/nurse-staffing.
What has been created?
• Nurse Staffing Repository and resource library
• Webinar series on the Nurse Staffing Law, growing and maintaining a staffing committee
• Resource information about the Nurse Staffing Law for nurses new to the state
• Educational conferences on nurse staffing• Consultation to individuals and groups• Surveys on implementation of the law • Collaboration with regulatory colleagues• Relationships with legislators• Sharing of innovative nurse staffing
strategies
Core Tenets
• A hospital-wide nurse staffing committee should include equal numbers of direct care RNs and nursing administrative staff.
• Time spent attending hospital-mandated meetings and hospital-mandated education and/or training must be included as hours worked.
