Welcome to the Cabinet on Education page! This cabinet is comprised of seven (7) members, four elected and 3 appointed by ONA’s Board of Directors. Each Cabinet member serves for a two year term. The Cabinet is charged with monitoring developments in nursing education, promoting life-long learning and continuing competency in the individual practice of ONA members, and supporting the recruitment of nurses into the profession.

Cabinet Members

• Chair: Amy Blankenship, BSN, RN
• Sara Forcier, RN
• Larlene Dunsmuir, DNP, FNP, ANP-BC
  

Publications and Positions 

• Experience of Nurses as Preceptors: Final Report
• Careers in Nursing recruitment folder

Join the Cabinet

On a yearly basis, Cabinet members complete their term of office and others join. Here are the requirements and obligations for service on this Cabinet:

• Have knowledge of issues related to education in the clinical and academic settings e.g., experience as a unit educator, staff developer, clinical faculty, mentor/preceptor, or faculty in a school of nursing
• Have awareness of current trends and issues in clinical education and/or nursing education
• Be willing to become an expert in or take leadership of one or more of the Cabinet’s activities or program areas
• Mandatory attendance (in person, via phone) at 80% or more of the Cabinet meetings
• Ability to regularly access e-mail

If interested in learning more, contact Practice@OregonRN.org.

Meetings and Minutes

The scheduled meetings of the Cabinet on Education are approximately monthly. Minutes are available to members upon request.