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CONNECTING TO THE FUTURE WITH L-OADN The Louisiana Organization for Associate Degree Nursing announces CONVENTION 2006: Connecting to the Future with L-OADN. The 16th annual convention will be held Friday, 24 March 2006 on the campus of Louisiana State University at Eunice. This year's presentation is unique in that the planning of the convention is being managed by Delgado Community College / Charity School of Nursing and the on-site coordination is being managed by the Louisiana State University - Eunice nursing faculty. The L-OADN Board extends a big thank you to both schools for this cooperative endeavor. Registration forms are currently available online (Convention / Registration 2006). Forms for RN Presenters also are downloadable online (Convention / RN Presentations). Additional information will be forthcoming regarding nominations for Outstanding Educator and Outstanding ADN student. It is not too early to start the nomination process at your school !! Check the L-OADN website for updates ! See you all in Eunice on 24 March. CALL FOR PRESENTATION PROPOSALS / CONVENTION 2006 Presentation proposals are now being requested for Convention 2006. RN's may choose to do either a POSTER PRESENTATION or a FOCUS SESSION PRESENTATION. Forms for both are available online at: Convention / RN Presentations. Please read instructions carefully to insure that your submitted data is complete. The deadline for timely submission is 1 February 2006. Required information is to be sent to Donita Qualey RN MN, Delgado Community College/Charity School of Nursing, 450 South Claiborne Ave. New Orleans LA 70112. FAX 504-568-5494 Students are invited to submit Posters for inclusion in the Convention. Each school may submit up to three posters. Additional information is available at: Convention/Student Poster Presentations. Contact person for student posters is Susan Schaff. sschaf@dcc.edu MESSAGE from L-OADN PRESIDENT, Patricia Egers Happy Holidays ! It has been quite a fall semester. Charity - Delgado was greatly affected by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita as have all of the schools in a wide region. More than 30 faculty and staff lost everything in the flooding. I live in New Orleans and see the devastation but I still don't comprehend the magnitude of the disaster. Many thanks to those schools who offered help: Nicholls, LSUE, and LA TECH. We are back in or nursing building and our fourth semester students will complete the program on January 23, 2006. It has been difficult but I am so proud of the care that they are providing to a needy, hurting community. Because of the multitude after effects of the hurricanes, Charity is unable to host the Spring L-OADN convention. Bonnie Johnson and her LSUE colleagues will host it on March 24th. Many thanks to them.
L-OADN MEMBERS SOARING TO NEW HEIGHTS The Louisiana Organization for Associate Degree Nursing was well represented once again at the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing Annual Convention in Albuquerque, NM. FOURTEEN L-OADN members were registered for the event, with three Focus Sessions presented by Louisiana members. Two L-OADN members were recognized in Honor a Nurse, Honor Your Profession, two L-OADN members have served on the N-OADN Board of Directors, and one as N-OADN Foundation President.
The Louisiana delegation
The L-OADN Board meets informally to discuss upcoming L-OADN convention details.
Susan Schaff and Patricia Smart, Delgado Community College present "If We Build it Will They Learn? Development of a Clinical Experience Incorporating Simulation, Collaborative Learning, and Refinement of Psychomotor Skills".
Hilda Brown and Marion Skiles, Northwestern State University of Louisiana present: "Interactive Teaching Strategies".
Deborah Evers and Margaret Garcia, Delgado Community College present: "Journaling: An Alternative to Traditional Nursing Care Plans".
Virginia Pennington, N-OADN Foundation President
Dianne Thames, Delgado Community College, is recognized at Honor a Nurse Honor Your Profession
........and many thanks to Donita Qualey, Delgado Community College, N-OADN Education Director for a job well done Convention 2005 Timeline Established Convention 2005 opens the window of opportunity for individuals and schools to participate in the full scope of activities available during the annual L-OADN convention. To assist in your planning and participation, the following timeline is presented. Downloadable forms for presenters and registration are available on the CONVENTION page, hyperlinked areas at top of Convention page. Inquiries may be addressed to the contact person listed for each activity.
ADAMS-ENDER to Keynote Convention 2005
BG Ret Clara Adams-Ender, RN, MSN, FAAN has accepted L-OADN's request to keynote our 2005 convention. Well known and respected for her contributions to nursing, Adams-Ender's book: MY RISE TO THE STARS, How a Sharecropper's Daughter Became an Army General" reflects her positive attitude, enthusiasm, and unique life philosophy of caring and nurturing. Adams-Ender is currently President and CEO of Caring About People with Enthusiasm (CAPE) Associates Inc. L-OADN Board Announces Convention 2005 "Reaching for the Stars: Preparing our Next Generation" has been selected as the theme for the Louisiana Association for Associate Degree Nursing annual convention, to be held April 1, 2005 at the C. B. Pennington Jr. Conference Center in Baton Rouge. Host school for this year's convention is Our Lady of the Lake College. The Board desires to obtain an internationally known speaker to keynote this convention's opening. A framework for exciting new changes for the forthcoming convention was also adopted. Included in these discussions were a membership campaign, a re-structuring of the Awards, and the continuation of student poster presentations. MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN: upon the recommendation of the L-OADN Membership Committee the Board approved awarding three free registrations to the school having the greatest percentage increase in N-OADN membership. Details of this campaign will be developed by the L-OADN Membership Committee. AWARDS: The existing criteria for the Outstanding Alumnus and Outstanding Student Awards were reviewed. The graduate award was brought into line with the N-OADN Nurse Educator Award, and the title of the L-OADN award changed to reflect this. Henceforth this award will be known as the L-OADN Outstanding Educator Award. It is anticipated that the L-OADN recipient's name will subsequently be submitted into the N-OADN Educator of the Year competition. Additional, updated information will be sent to each school in time to permit each school an opportunity to participate in these prestigious awards. STUDENT POSTER PRESENTATIONS: Convention 2004 was the debut for this activity. As an evolving endeavor the Board addressed the success of this initial activity, and ways to increase student involvement during the convention itself. Watch for further information on this exciting activity.
Louisiana Tech Hosts L-OADN 2004 : Embracing the Future of Nursing
Convention 2004 hosted by Louisiana Tech University truly embraced a positive image for the future of Louisiana nursing. Well attended by registered nurses and students alike, convention attendees profited from learning new twists to old methods, and were enlightened with contemporary high tech approaches to teaching/learning and state of the art art practices in patient care. Keynote speaker was Sharon Tanner MSN, RN, President-Elect of the National Organization for Associate Degree Nursing. Presenting "You are Nursing's Future...Keeping the Cup 1/2 Full", Ms Tanner's comments stimulated thought for RN and Student attendees alike.
Visit our CONVENTION page for additional information and pictorial highlights of another very successful convention. (See Awards, Student Poster Presentations, and Convention 2004.)
L-OADN Members Attend N-OADN Convention The Louisiana Organization for Associate Degree Nursing was well represented at the recent National Convention in Tampa, Florida. According to the N-OADN Attendance Roster, NINETEEN L-OADN members were in attendance at the annual convention.
In addition to being enriched by the vast offerings of the convention, Louisiana members were active in contributing to the overall program as well. Donita Ruggiero, Delgado Community College, presented "BOLT: An Online Tutoring Program to Improve Student Success"; Joan Anny Ellis and Tracy Major, Our Lady of the Lake College, presented "How to Incorporate Pediatric Inpatient Experience in a Decreased Time Frame". Soledad Smith and Phyllis LeBlanc, Our Lady of the Lake College, had a poster presentation.
Tanya Sims , Louisiana Tech University, was the honored recipient of the Bobbie Anderson Faculty Scholarship. (Pictured below with Bobbie Anderson and Virginia Pennington, N-OADN Foundation President.)
Louisiana members were also honored as part of the Honor Your Profession, Honor a Nurse Awards Banquet. Recognized were past State Chapter Presidents as well as distinguished individual members of L-OADN. Donita Ruggiero was elected Director of Education. Dianne Thames, Delgado Community College continues as Director of Legislation; and Virginia Pennington remains President of the N-OADN Foundation.
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