VISION: Achieving Connectivity

MISSION
The Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives [NWONE] exists to advance the health and wellness of individuals and the communities in which its members live and work through the continual development of its members as leaders of the clinical discipline of nursing and specialists in administrative practice. It is an Oregon and Washington-based affiliated local group [ALG] of the American Organization of Nurse Executives.

General Information
The Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives was formed January 1, 1996 when the Oregon Organization of Nurse Executives [OONE] and the Washington Organization of Nurse Executives merged their organizations. WONE was incorporated in 1985 as a non-profit organization; in 1996, the organization name was changed to NWONE as a result of the merger with OONE. The 350 plus current members include nurse leaders across the continuum of care and in nursing education in the states of Oregon and Washington.

NWONE is a valuable resource to its members in enhancing their leadership practice. The organization is recognized in both states and throughout the western region of the United States for proactively addressing emerging health care issues such as transforming the health care system, evidence-based practice and policy, multiskilled workers, leadership and clinical delegation skills for nurses, re-engineering and re-design, continuous quality improvement, patient-focused resourcing, tele-health, accessibility to health care training, and the healthcare workforce planning.

NWONE is a knowledge-based, learning organization that draws on research findings and supports research. It is an interactive organization that is flexible in forecasting and responding to the dynamic needs of members. It is innovative in its programs and services.

In addition to the affiliation with AONE, the Northwest Organization of Nurse Executives is an active member of the Oregon Nursing Leadership Council and the Washington TriCouncil for Nursing. It also works with other health-related and nursing organizations at the state, regional, and national level through informal and formal collaboration.

In addition to a Board of Directors and Executive Committee, NWONE has four commissions and two committees that provide action recommendations and information services to the members:

Membership Information

NWONE is an organization for registered nurses who specialize in the administrative practice of nursing. NWONE members hold various organizational positions such as, but not limited to:

And they may work in any of the following areas but again, not limited to,

NWONE has three categories of membership:

Benefits of Membership