Use the power of your poster to spark innovation, share solutions, and help drive positive change across the ADN community.
The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) proudly invites nurse educators, administrators, simulationists, researchers, interprofessional colleagues, and students to submit poster abstracts for the 2025 OADN Annual Convention, taking place November 20 – 22, 2025, at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in the heart of Music City.
This premier national conference will bring together nursing education leaders to explore groundbreaking ideas and shape the future of Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) education. This year’s theme—Elevating Nursing Education: Embracing Change, Strengthening Community—reflects the rapidly evolving landscape of nursing education and emphasizes the critical importance of collaboration, resilience, and innovation to ensure both student and faculty success.
We invite you to share your innovative strategies, successful collaborations, new research, and best practices that support the advancement of ADN education and strengthen our collective community in the face of ongoing change.
Poster Topics of Interest
Topics include, but are not limited to:
- Curriculum Development & Innovation
- Competency-Based Education
- Fostering Clinical Judgment & Critical Thinking
- Student Engagement & Success Strategies
- Academic-Practice Partnerships
- Transition to Practice Strategies
- Assessment and Evaluation Practices
- National Nursing Accreditation Preparation & Insights
- Faculty Engagement, Development, and Wellness
- Recruitment, Retention, and Succession Planning for Faculty and Program Administrators
- Leadership Development for Faculty and Administrators
- Simulation & Technology-Enhanced Learning
- Artificial Intelligence in Nursing Education
- Strengthening Community in Nursing Education
- Advocacy for the ADN Pathway
- Innovative Clinical Learning Experiences
- Solutions Addressing Workforce Shortages & Gaps
- Practical, Proven Teaching Techniques (“Plug-and-Play” Strategies)
- Faculty and Student Wellness & Resilience Initiatives
Submission Guidelines
- Abstracts that feature evidence-based practices, innovative projects, or data-driven outcomes are highly encouraged.
- A maximum of four (4) presenters may be listed per abstract. The primary presenter will be the main contact and responsible for coordinating with co-presenters and OADN staff.
- All presenters must disclose any potential conflicts of interest and affirm that the presentation content will not promote specific commercial products or services.
- All presenters must register and pay as attendees. Registration fees, travel, lodging, and other expenses are the responsibility of presenters.
- You may submit more than one poster abstract.
- This call is for faculty posters. A separate call for pre-licensure RN student abstracts will be announced in the coming weeks.
Abstract Submission Requirements
Each poster abstract must include:
- Poster Title
- Brief Description (maximum 100 words)
- Background/Introduction (maximum 150 words)
- Intervention/Description and/or Research Methods (maximum 200 words)
- Findings/Results (maximum 200 words)
- Conclusions (maximum 200 words)
- PLEASE NOTE: Poster images are NOT submitted for the review.
Key Dates
- Poster Abstract Submission Deadline: 5 PM Eastern, June 30, 2025
- Notifications of Acceptance: Summer 2025
Review Process
All poster abstracts will be scored through a blind review process to assess content relevance and quality. Accepted posters submissions will be notified via email in July.
The top ten scoring accepted posters will be re-scored onsite in Nashville, where members of the Abstract Review Committee will re-assess these posters using additional criteria related to presentation and poster composition.
For questions or additional information, please contact oadn@oadn.org.