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 Senate Appropriations Committee’s FY 2025 Bipartisan Spending Bill On August 6, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) issued a statement commending the Senate […]
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Celebrating of 40 Years of Excellence Dear OADN Members, I hope this letter finds you well and you’ve had a memorable summer. As we embark on the busy fall ahead, it is a time of transition. We have nursing students who have been accepted officially into their programs of study, ready to learn and join […]
Our update includes three scholars inducted for Fall 2023 and eight scholars inducted for Spring 2024. Our brief summary of both cohorts follows: Fall 23: The students spoke to the incoming first-semester class about how to be successful in nursing school. They provided valuable information, such as time management and study skills/resources, and gave the [...]
CALL FOR STUDENT POSTERS Deadline: October 9, 2024 In celebration of OADN’s 40th Anniversary, the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) invites Associate Degree Nursing (ADN) students to submit poster abstracts for the OADN Annual Convention, October 31 – November 2, 2024, at the Marriott Water Street in Tampa, Florida. Theme: Bridging the Past 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 Letter to Senate Appropriations Committee Reiterating FY 2025 Funding Priorities On July 29, all 64 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) […]
Report from Eta Tau Chapter at Alvin Community College (TX) Our chosen nonprofit organization was The Ronald McDonald House based in Galveston, Texas. Volunteers play a crucial role there in organizing and facilitating activities to provide families with enjoyable experiences where they can connect with one another and find respite during the challenging times they [...]
Accreditation, Regulation, and Advocacy: An Essential Intersection for All Nursing Programs Dear OADN Members: Recently, a North Dakota nursing program has been facing an unprecedented crisis that is impacting the whole university. The program’s entire full-time nursing faculty has resigned, citing untenable workloads and potential accreditation issues, leaving the institution without any full-time […]
We’re pleased to present our update for the 41 honor students that are part of Zeta Sigma Chapter. Currently, we have three service learning projects to report on: 1. Engaging with children in the Early Learning Center. Students did a class observation, followed by developing a presentation regarding oral health, healthy eating, emotional management, or […]
We’re excited to deliver an update from one of our provisional chapters at Itawamba Community College in Tupelo, Mississippi. The provisional class completed two separate service-learning projects. For one of the projects, the students held a booth for mental health awareness at two college campuses. The students reached out to local contacts for printed materials […]
Dr. Anna Maria Valdez, past editor-in-chief of the OADN Journal, Teaching and Learning in Nursing, and a professor and the Chair of Nursing at Sonoma State University in California, has been extensively involved in national discussions about building a diverse nursing workforce. Dr. Valdez, with her background in emergency nursing and as a patient fighting [...]