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Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – August 2024
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 […]
OADN Voices: August Leadership Message
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 […]
Call for Student Posters: 2024 OADN Convention
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 […]
Nursing Community Monthly Roundup – July 2024
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) […]
OADN Voices: July Leadership Message
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 […]
Dr. Anna Maria Valdez: Leading the Charge for Diversity in Nursing
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 [...]