The OADN Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Bryan Hoffman MA will assume the Deputy Director position effective July 17. OADN President Christy Dryer stated, “The OADN Board of Directors is thrilled to have such a credentialed and knowledgeable individual as Bryan Hoffman accept the position of Deputy Director. We look forward to working with Bryan and continuing to advance the mission of OADN.”

OADN CEO Donna Meyer commented, “Bryan’s innovative thought processes, strategic planning experience, communication skills, and passion for nursing education will truly be a wonderful asset to OADN. I look forward to working closely with Bryan as OADN’s Deputy Director.”

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Advance your practice this summer with an on-demand continuing education webinar series for OADN

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OADN joins with 52 other nursing organizations in support of a
“Commitment to America’s Health:
A Consensus Statement from the Nursing Community.”

As nurses we are all very concerned about access to affordable healthcare. OADN as a member of the Nursing Community believes in the fundamental right to healthcare and has signed on to the following consensus statement.

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Associate degree nursing programs provide a strong foundation for professional nursing practice. Ensuring appropriate academic progression pathways for AD graduates has become a key link for their future success. Academic progression will assist in future faculty supply and the viability of quality and affordable healthcare in the future, in the many roles of advanced practice nurses. Many of you are involved in different models of academic progression and there is interest in learning about new models. "

View Highlighted Models of Academic Progression

This free course is aimed at faculty who are new to nursing informatics and are interested in a broad overview of the discipline. The course integrates various nursing informatics standards into the curriculum and provides examples of methods, tools, and learning resources to teach them. The subjects discussed in this course include knowledge complexity, informatics literacy, nursing knowledge work, data standards and standardized languages, clinical decision support, and future trends. 15.0 contact hours will be awarded upon completion of the course through the Minnesota Board of Nursing.

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