Member-Led Research: Advancing ADN Education & Scholarship
Researchers: Recruit Participants for Your Study
Our unique member benefit allows any OADN member to submit requests for survey promotion via OADN’s network. You can distribute your survey as well as participate in your fellow nurse educators’ surveys and original research distributed through OADN. Your participation in these IRB-approved studies helps drive evidence-based solutions, professional growth, and continued recognition of the critical role of ADN programs. Completed applications with requests to survey OADN members will be considered on a case-by-case basis. Approval of research proposals depends on a number of factors, including but not limited to, the purpose of the research and feasibility of the research plan.
- Applicants must be active members of OADN.
- The subject of the research proposal must be related to associate degree nursing education and/or nursing practice.
- The subject of the research proposal should align with the mission, vision and strategic priorities of OADN.
- OADN is not responsible for the management of an approved research study.
- OADN is not responsible for survey validity or survey response rate.
- OADN cannot endorse an individual research survey nor assist with the vetting process of survey participants.
- If an application for a research survey is approved, it will be shared on the OADN website, along with other active research initiatives for the duration of the survey.
- Approved, active surveys will also be promoted in OADN communications to encourage voluntary participation among OADN members (ADN faculty and ADN program leadership).
- Only approved surveys of ADN faculty or ADN program leadership will be shared (OADN does not share surveys with student members).
- Incomplete applications will not be considered.
- Research and survey requests from students must be approved by the student’s nursing program dean, director, or faculty advisor.
For complete information on submitting your IRB-approved study for promotion in the OADN Community, please login to the member portal and fill out the “OADN Research Request” form.
How to Participate in Nurse Educator–Led Research Initiatives
Make an impact by participating in nurse educator–led research. Your contribution helps generate practical, evidence-informed insights that strengthen academic practice and support faculty scholarship. For ADN educators, this is an opportunity to ensure the realities and strengths of associate degree programs are clearly represented in research shaping the future nursing workforce.
📋 Active Member Surveys
Validate Interprofessional Professionalism in ADN Education
One-time, confidential student survey – ~10 minutes
Associate degree nursing educators play a crucial role in preparing practice-ready nurses for interprofessional care environments, and your involvement in this study is essential to that mission. By actively supporting and encouraging ADN students’ participation, you can help ensure that the assessment tools used in nursing education effectively reflect the professional behaviors of associate degree nurses. Your engagement will directly contribute to the development of a valid, evidence-based instrument that enhances assessments of interprofessional professionalism, informs curriculum decisions, and advances competency-based nursing education nationwide.
What’s involved?
Single online SurveyMonkey survey with three brief parts:
- Demographic questions
- Interprofessional Professionalism Assessment (IPA): communication, respect, excellence, altruism & caring
- iTOFT (advanced): teamwork behaviors during interprofessional clinical/simulation experiences
Likert-style items; no open-ended responses required.
Time commitment
Approximately 10 minutes total.
Eligibility
- Prelicensure associate-degree (ADN) nursing students
- Completed at least one clinical rotation.
- Interprofessional education (IPE) exposure in clinical or simulation
- Able to read/speak English and access the internet on a computer, tablet, or smartphone.
Confidentiality & Voluntary Participation
No names or direct identifiers are collected. Responses are de-identified, stored securely, and reported in aggregate only. Participation is voluntary; students may skip any question or exit at any time without penalty. Mercer University’s IRB provides oversight.
How to participate
Share with eligible students and invite them to complete the survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/B5TXRVY
Please share this flier with your students: LINK
Thank you for supporting practice-ready ADN graduates.
ADN educators carry significant emotional and professional responsibilities, yet the impact of this work on faculty well-being is rarely studied. By participating in this research, you can help ensure that the experiences of ADN faculty and education leaders are represented in data that will inform future support strategies, retention efforts, and policy decisions in nursing education. Your perspective is essential to strengthening the sustainability of ADN programs and the educators who lead them.
What’s involved: This study aims to quantify and compare the levels of STS, CF, and burnout in nursing faculty and nursing education leaders (e.g., deans, directors) within university-based and clinical academic settings. It further investigates how role-specific factors—including direct student interaction, administrative responsibilities, and institutional support—influence these psychological outcomes
Time commitment: Approximately 10 minutes
Eligibility: Any faculty member, adjunct or full-time, and all nursing program administrators (directors, deans, assistant deans, etc.)
All responses are confidential.
Participation is voluntary, and participants can opt out of specific questions.
No follow-up required
Survey link: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/6XB9J9D
Explore the Research Hub
Hub Highlight: ADN Accreditation Status
We are committed to expanding the footprint of associate degree nursing education. The OADN research hub will continue to explore new ways to support the research efforts of our members. Explore OADN’s Research Hub