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 [...]
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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 [...]
The Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Board of Directors is proud to announce the appointment of two distinguished Public Directors: Larissa Africa, MBA, BSN, FAONL, FAAN, and Marilyn McGhee, Ph.D. “OADN is honored to welcome Larissa Africa and Dr. Marilyn McGhee to our Board of Directors. Larissa’s extensive experience as a nurse executive and her […]
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 Congress for Introducing a Resolution Honoring and Recognizing National Nurses Week 2024 On June 7, all sixty-four members of the Nursing Community […]
Our chapter is small but very active. Students accepted into the honor society are committed to supporting the community and our fellow students. To best meet this criterion for our chapter, we have been offering free tutoring and support services two days a week since the start of our chapter in 2019. Our idea was […]
The Vital Role of Associate Degree Nursing Programs in Supporting the Nursing Workforce Dear OADN Members: The math is simple: the United States has over 1100 associate degree nursing education programs. In 2023, these made up 44.7% (83,387) of new nursing graduates in the United States (National Council of State Boards of Nursing, […]
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. 43 Senators Support FY 2025 Funding for Title VIII in Senate Dear Colleague Letter On May 14, forty-three Senators signed onto a Senate Dear […]