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OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Thanks Rep. Underwood and Sen. Booker for Introducing the Black Maternal Health Momnibus Act On August 1, fifty-one members of the Nursing Community […]

By Jim Patterson. Originally published August 3, 2023 in the Community College Daily. South Texas College (STC), with its five campuses and two learning centers dotting the map along the Rio Grande in the rural southern tip of the state, has become the first college in the country to be certified by the U.S Department […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Thanks Sen. Merkley for Introducing the Nurse Corps Tax Parity Act of 2023 On July 24, 56 members of the Nursing Community Coalition […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Thanks Members of Congress for Introducing the National Nursing Workforce Center Act  On June 12, fifty-five members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) […]

[Washington, DC] – The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) is pleased to announce member schools from five states have been awarded nursing expansion grants from the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL), Employment and Training Administration. The multi-million-dollar investment in the nation’s nursing workforce will support innovative partnerships and strategies that expand and diversify America’s […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Thanks Members of Congress for Support of Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers  On May 4, fifty members […]

On May 9, OADN CEO Dr. Rick García attended the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) hosted “Thank a Nurse” Reception on Capitol Hill. This event comes as we celebrate National Nurses Week 2023. The reception was attended by House Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Rep. Dave Joyce (R-OH-14), House Nursing Caucus Vice Co-Chair and the newest nurse in […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On April 4, sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the Senate […]

OADN is excited to announce three new advocacy training webinars. Each of these three webinars are open to all OADN members at no cost through our collaboration with the Nursing Organizations Alliance, or NOA. NOA has recognized the importance of advocacy and the role nursing associations and their individual members in leading change at the […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 Appropriations Requests to House and Senate LHHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees On March 6, fifty-nine members of the Nursing Community […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for Action Welcome the 118th Congress On February 8, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) and the Future of Nursing: Campaign for […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Welcomes 118th Congress On January 11, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) welcomed Senators and Representatives to the 118th Congress and outlined our shared priorities of investing in […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter Outlining Top Legislative Priorities for Congress to Pass Before the End of the 117th Congress On December 2, sixty-two members of the […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Outlining FY 2023 Omnibus Requests On November 15, sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Thanks House Nursing Caucus Co-Chairs for Introducing the ICAN Act On October 26, fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter thanking […]

  How OADN Incoming Board Member Jennifer Eccles is helping Minnesota address the nursing workforce crisis and build a blueprint for other states to follow. The nursing workforce shortage, which was only exacerbated by the pandemic, is impacting states all over the country and Minnesota is no different. Pre-pandemic estimates show nearly 30,000 nurses will be needed […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Updating FY 2023 Funding Requests On September 15, sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter of Congratulations to the Under Secretary of Health at the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs On August 19, the Nursing Community Coalition […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter Supporting Legislation that Improves Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers On July 28, fifty-one members of the Nursing Community Coalition […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Steering Committee Sends Letter to House of Representatives supporting passage of H.R. 6087, the Improving Access to Workers’ Compensation for Injured Federal Workers Act […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Top Legislative Priorities On May 6, sixty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter urging Congress to […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends FY 2023 Appropriations Requests to House and Senate LHHS-ED Appropriations Subcommittees On April 11, fifty-eight members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Statement on the Passage of the FY 2022 Omnibus On March 11, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement commending Congress for passing the bipartisan […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Urges House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to Advance the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act this Congress On February 14, fifty-six members […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Reiterating FY 2022 Funding Requests On January 19, sixty members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the House […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Senators Outlining Shared Build Back Better Act Priorities On December 2, fifty-six members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Statement on the House Passage of the Build Back Better Act On November 19, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement after the […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC and the Campaign for Action hosts Virtual Congressional Briefing on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report On October 4, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) and […]

In January of this year, OADN was invited to be an inaugural member of the National Commission to Address Racism in Nursing. As part of the Commission’s ongoing work, we are asking OADN member programs to participate in a brief survey on racism in nursing in the workplace. Racism is defined as assaults on the human […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Urges House Veterans’ Affairs Committee to Advance the U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Service Recognition Act On September 14, fifty-three members of the Nursing Community […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter of Congratulations to the Deputy Administrator and Director of Center for Medicare On August 12, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Shared Public Health Infrastructure Priorities On July 9, fifty-two members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to Congressional […]

Due to the recent COVID-19 surge and the availability of safe and effective vaccines, our health care organizations and societies advocate that all health care and long-term care employers require their workers to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This is the logical fulfillment of the ethical commitment of all health care workers to put patients as […]

OADN continues our federal advocacy on your behalf as a member of the Nursing Community Coalition, where we work to ensure that nurses are supported and that nursing education is funded. NCC Statement on the President’s FY 2022 Budget On June 1, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement supporting restored and increased funding for key domestic […]

NCC Submits Testimony to House Appropriation Subcommittee On May 6, sixty members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto written testimony submitted to the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education. The testimony featured the coalition’s funding requests of $530 million for the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and […]

NCC Sends Letter of Congratulations to Assistant Secretary for Health at U.S. Department of Health and Human Services On April 8, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the recently confirmed Assistant Secretary for Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Dr. Rachel Levine, welcoming her as she begins work to […]

National Advisory Council on Nurse Education and Practice (NACNEP) recently sent the report Preparing Nurse Faculty, and Addressing the Shortage of Nurse Faculty and Clinical Preceptors to the U.S Congress and the Heath and Human Services Secretary. CEO Donna Meyer as member of NACNEP said, “This is an extremely needed report as we are in […]

NCC Sends Letter of Congratulations to U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs On March 3, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to the recently confirmed U.S. Secretary of Veterans Affairs, Denis McDonough, welcoming him to his new position and pledging to work with him to improve veteran’s health through nursing care. NCC Statement on […]

NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Shared COVID-19 Priorities On February 25, fifty-nine members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) sent a letter to Congressional Leadership and key Committee Members, urging them to include shared legislative priorities in the COVID-19 relief package.

OADN has responded in the media and through formal communications to the offensive comments made by New Hampshire State Representative Linda Tanner regarding associate degree nurses. OADN takes seriously our responsibility to correct any misstatements in the public record that do accurately reflect the excellent patient care that associate degree nurses deliver. Such comments can also be […]

(Feb. 3, 2021) – The Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN) and the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) are strategically collaborating to assist the nationwide COVID-19 vaccination effort. Together, the organizations will advocate for an increased role for nursing education programs in the vaccine rollout to help meet the goals set forth by […]

OADN recently sent a letter to the Biden-Harris transition team, expressing the importance of community college nursing programs for our country’s nursing workforce and healthcare of our communities. Read the letter here.

December 2020 NCC Supports Increased Investments in Nursing Education, Workforce, and Research The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) commends Congress for passing a COVID-19 relief effort and for supporting increases to Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and National Institute of Nursing Research in Fiscal Year (FY) 2021. The NCC looks forward to working with the […]

October / November 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Next Administration’s Transition Team On November 13, members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to the Biden-Harris Transition Team welcoming the opportunity to serve as a resource to the Biden Administration and outlining key priorities to promote America’s health through the nursing lens. In this letter, the […]

OADN advocates to secure no-cost access for all healthcare educators  (September 21, 2020) – Infectious disease screening and compliance management company CastleBranch is building on its groundbreaking efforts to help protect people from COVID-19 with the release of CB Roll Call, designed specifically to protect educators. This new tool helps educators identify students who are clear of […]

September 2020 NCC Sends Letter to House and Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committees to Honor World War II Cadet Nurses On September 11, sixty-one members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent letters to both the Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee and the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee urging them to support and advance S.997/H.R.2056 – the United States Cadet Nurse Corps Recognition Act of […]

August 2020 NCC Sends Letter Welcoming the New NINR Director, Dr. Shannon Zenk On August 31, members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter welcoming the new National Institute of Nursing Research’s (NINR) Director, Dr. Shannon Zenk. The NCC has a long tradition of working with NINR by promoting the work of nurse scientists, […]

OADN participated in the expert panel that informed this national study by NCSBN. The study was conducted over three years to identify quality indicators of approved nursing programs, and warning signs of programs at risk for approval, for the development of regulatory guidelines for nursing programs. Please, read this important report.

July 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Additional COVID-19 Priorities On July 29, Fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership and key Congressional Committees outlining additional priorities for any COVID-19 legislative package working its way through Congress. These requests include bolstering efforts to protect all nurses on the front lines, increasing […]

June 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Reiterating FY 2021 Funding Request On June 22, sixty-one Nursing Community Coalition members signed onto letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies reiterating our shared funding requests of at least $278 million for Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and at […]

External Presence Nursing Community Website: Site Visits: 438 Top Sub-Page Visited: News Twitter: @RN_Community New Followers: 28 Total Followers: 1,406 We honor the newest nurse to Congress @RepUnderwood as NCC’s #NurseoftheWeek. Her dedication to the health of our nation and our veterans and investment in education illustrates her strong leadership and steadfast commitment. Thank you for all you do! #YearoftheNurseandMidwifepic.twitter.com/whZ8mziEJn

(April 8, 2020) OADN welcomes The World Health Organization’s State of the World’s Nursing 2020: Investing in Education, Jobs and Leadership Report. This report, which coincides with the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, take on new meaning during the unprecedented global conronavirus pandemic.  The report’s recommendations “to invest in a massive acceleration of nursing […]

April 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Additional COVID-19 Priorities On April 28, Fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership thanking them for their work to combat COVID-19 and outlining additional priorities for any future COVID-19 legislative package. NCC Submits Testimony to Senate Appropriations Subcommittee On April […]

March 2020 NCC Statement on CARES Act Becoming Law On March 27, the Nursing Community Coalition released a statement thanking Congress and the Administration for their quick and decisive action to pass and sign into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. The NCC is also proud to see many of our […]

January 2020 Happy Year of the Nurse and the Midwife! NCC Provides Feedback to CMS on Scope of Practice On January 17, 53 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) providing requested feedback on removing Scope of Practice barriers, particularly in regards […]

OADN CEO Donna Meyer Testifies to the National Academy of Medicine on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report (March 20, 2019 – Washington, DC) – “On behalf of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) I would like to take this opportunity to thank the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Academies of Science, Committee […]