Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – April 2023

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 […]

Sigma Theta Tau Announces Accelerated Membership Pathway for Alpha Delta Nu Graduates

Sigma Nursing offers accelerated membership pathway for Alpha Delta Nu nurses in BSN and graduate programs   INDIANAPOLIS — Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing (Sigma) recently updated its membership guidelines, allowing Alpha Delta Nu Honor Society (Alpha Delta Nu) inductees to be invited to join Sigma at any time during their BSN […]

Message from the Leadership – May 2023: Call for Nominations

Dear OADN Members, It’s time to share your voice! As the only national organization exclusively advocating for community college nursing education and the associate degree pathway, OADN needs your unique talents, perspectives, and expertise to help strengthen our collective voice for associate degree nursing education. OADN membership is one of the most meaningful ways we show our support […]

Advocacy Trainings for Nurses – May 2023 Webinars

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 […]

Message from the Leadership – April 2023: Invest in Yourself at the OADN Convention

Invest Today in the OADN Convention and Reap the Rewards for a Lifetime As your OADN Treasurer and the budget manager for the associate degree nursing program at my college, I am sending this timely reminder to plan today for the upcoming 2023 OADN Convention, November 15th– 18th in San Diego, California. The convention’s theme, […]

Coffee and Conversations with the CEO

OADN has named Rick García, Ph.D., RN, CCM, FAAOHN, FAADN as its new chief executive officer, effective January 3, 2023.  In his first video message to the OADN membership, Dr. García shares how the associate degree pathway paved the way for his career in nursing and invites OADN Members to join him for Coffee and […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – March 2023

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 […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – February 2023

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 […]

Message from the Leadership – March 2023: Scholarships, Awards, & Grants Announced

How the OADN Foundation is honoring excellence and investing in the future of associate degree nursing education The OADN Foundation promotes the mission and vision of OADN, through the development of resources and the recognition of scholarship and excellence in associate degree nursing education. In collaboration with our valued partners and sponsors, the OADN Foundation […]

Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – January 2023

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 […]