OADN Sends Letter to Presidential Transition Team OADN recently sent a letter to the Biden-Harris transition team, expressing the importance of community college nursing programs for our country’s nursing workforce and healthcare of our communities. Read the full letter here.
December 2020 NCC Supports Increased Investments in Nursing Education, Workforce, and Research The Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) commends Congress for passing a COVID-19 relief effort and for supporting increases to Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Programs and National Institute of…
October / November 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Next Administration’s Transition Team On November 13, members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to the Biden-Harris Transition Team welcoming the opportunity to serve as a resource to the Biden…
September 2020 NCC Sends Letter to House and Senate Veterans' Affairs Committees to Honor World War II Cadet Nurses On September 11, sixty-one members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent letters to both the Senate Veterans' Affairs Committee and the…
August 2020 NCC Sends Letter Welcoming the New NINR Director, Dr. Shannon Zenk On August 31, members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter welcoming the new National Institute of Nursing Research’s (NINR) Director, Dr. Shannon Zenk. The NCC…
July 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Additional COVID-19 Priorities On July 29, Fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership and key Congressional Committees outlining additional priorities for any COVID-19 legislative…
OADN participated in the expert panel that informed this national study by NCSBN. The study was conducted over three years to identify quality indicators of approved nursing programs, and warning signs of programs at risk for approval, for the development…
June 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Appropriators Reiterating FY 2021 Funding Request On June 22, sixty-one Nursing Community Coalition members signed onto letters to the House and Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies…
May 2020 External Presence Nursing Community Website: Site Visits: 438 Top Sub-Page Visited: News Twitter: @RN_Community New Followers: 28 Total Followers: 1,406 We honor the newest nurse to Congress @RepUnderwood as NCC's #NurseoftheWeek. Her dedication to the health of our…
April 2020 NCC Sends Letter to Congress Outlining Additional COVID-19 Priorities On April 28, Fifty-seven members of the Nursing Community Coalition sent a letter to House and Senate Leadership thanking them for their work to combat COVID-19 and outlining additional…
(April 8, 2020) OADN welcomes The World Health Organization's State of the World’s Nursing 2020: Investing in Education, Jobs and Leadership Report. This report, which coincides with the 2020 International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, take on new meaning…
March 2020 NCC Statement on CARES Act Becoming Law On March 27, the Nursing Community Coalition released a statement thanking Congress and the Administration for their quick and decisive action to pass and sign into law the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,…
January 2020 Happy Year of the Nurse and the Midwife! NCC Provides Feedback to CMS on Scope of Practice On January 17, 53 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the Centers for Medicare and…
OADN is committed to providing accurate and timely information on the importance of associate degree nursing programs and graduates in ensuring health care access and a diverse nursing workforce that provides safe, quality, culturally competent care. To this purpose, on…
(January 10, 2020) - This week the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) released a breif summary of the National Sample Survey of Registered Nurses (NSSRN) conducted in 2018. The survey was clast conducted in 2008 and presents highly comprehensive…
December 2020 The Nursing Community Sends aLetter with Updated FY 2020 Funding Requests On December 5, all 63 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to House and Senate appropriators reiterating our updated funding requests of…
October 2019 Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Passes the House! On October 28, the Nursing Community Coalition released a statement applauding the U.S. House of Representatives for passing the Title VIII Nursing Workforce Development Act of 2019 (H.R. 728). This…
September 2019 NCC Sends Letter to Senate HELP Committee Urging them to Advance Title VIII Reauthorization On September 5, all 62 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions…
August 2019 NCC Sends Letter to Senate Appropriators Reiterating FY 2020 Funding Request On August 9, all 62 members of the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) signed onto a letter to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services,…
July 2019 NCC Sends Letter to House and Senate in Support of U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps On July 23, Fifty-Three NCC member organizations signed onto a letter to the House and Senate Armed Services Committees urging them to include the…
June 2019 The NCC Thanks Senate for Introducing Title VIII Reauthorization (S.1399) On June 5, ALL 62 members of the Nursing Community Coalition signed onto a letter to Senators Merkley and Burr for introducing S. 1399, Title VIII Nursing Workforce…
May 2019 We have a Senate Title VIII Nursing Workforce Reauthorization Act (S. 1399)! On May 9, the Nursing Community Coalition (NCC) commended Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) and Senator Richard Burr (R-NC) for introducing the bipartisan bill, S. 1399, Title…
What is NOBC? The Nurses on Boards Coalition (NOBC) represents national and state efforts by nurses and others working to build healthier communities in America. Our goal is to improve the health of communities and the nation through the service…
April 2019 Forty Senators Support FY 2020 Funding for Title VIII in Senate Dear Colleague Forty Senators signed onto a Senate Dear Colleague letter circulated by Senate Nursing Caucus Co-Chair, Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR) requesting $266 million for Title VIII…
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March 2019 The Nursing Community Coalition held their monthly meeting on March 5, 2019 with more than 33 NCC members calling in or attending in person. Letter to House and Senate Appropriation Subcommittee Fifty-six member organizations signed letters to the…
OADN CEO Donna Meyer Testifies to the National Academy of Medicine on the Future of Nursing 2020-2030 Report (March 20, 2019 - Washington, DC) - "On behalf of the Organization for Associate Degree Nursing (OADN) I would like to take…
Monday, March 11, 2019— The release of the President’s Fiscal Year (FY) 2020 Budget outlines cuts to domestic spending, including the elimination of funding for nearly all of the Nursing Workforce Development Programs (Title VIII of the Public Health Service…
February 2019 The Nursing Community Coalition held their monthly meeting on February 5, 2019 with more than 40 NCC members calling in or attending in person. Letter to Energy and Commerce Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee: Thirty-four member organizations signed onto…
