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  • Wednesday, November 19, 2025
  • 9:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    101 - Bringing Clinical Judgment to the Classroom, Lab, and Clinical: From Learning to Assessment
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    102 - Elevating Assessment Practices: Aligning Outcomes, Assignments, and Rubrics to Strengthen Nursing Education
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    103 - Navigating the Future: Integrating Artificial Intelligence into Nursing Education – The Role of Nursing Leadership
  • 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM CT
    104 - Writing for Publication
  • 4:15 PM - 5:15 PM CT
    105 - Here to Serve
  • Thursday, November 20, 2025
  • 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM CT
    Poster Gallery Viewing
  • 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM CT
    Coffee & Tea with Exhibitors
  • 8:30 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Convention Welcome
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    200 - Advancing Nursing Excellence through Innovation and Leadership
  • 10:15 AM - 11:00 AM CT
    Academy of Associate Degree Nursing Inductions & OADN Foundation Awards
  • 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM CT
    300 - Nurses SHIFT Change: Grounding Education in Ethics, Advocacy, and Community Strength
  • 12:00 PM - 1:30 PM CT
    Lunch Buffet with Exhibitors
  • 12:00 PM - 8:00 PM CT
    Poster Gallery Viewing
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    401 - No Turning Back: The AI Hackathon for Nurse Educators
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    402 - Brains, Balance, and Bedside Readiness: Reimagining Nursing Education
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    403 - Prioritizing Patient Safety from Fundamentals to Licensure
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    404 - Restoring the Nurse Educator Within: Strategies for Meaningful Faculty Engagement
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    405 - Empowering Student Ownership: Cultivating Self-Regulated Learning in the AI Era: A Fresh Approach to Nursing Education Balance
  • 1:30 PM - 4:30 PM CT
    406 - OADN Leadership Institute Seminar

    Presenter: Karen LaMartina, PhD, MSN, RN, FAADN – OADN

  • 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM CT
    Opening Reception
  • Friday, November 21, 2025
  • 7:30 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    Breakfast in the Exhibit Hall
  • 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM CT
    500 - From Concepts to Competency: Leveraging CBE for Enhanced ADN Education
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    601 - OADN Annual Survey Results: Data & Trends
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    602 - Help! My Students Don't Read: Helping All Students to Learn Purposeful Reading
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    603 - Improve Students Critical Thinking with Metacognitive Strategies
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    604 - Cultivating Excellence Through Inspirational Leadership
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    605 - Academic Success Model: Student Engagement and Retention
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    606 - Caring for caregivers: Creating a culture of self-care for faculty and students
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    607 - Elevating the Power of Generative AI in Developing Simulation Scenarios
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    608 - Integrating AI-Generated Unfolding Case Studies into Undergraduate Nursing Courses to Support Clinical Judgment
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    609 - From "What?" to "What Matters Most": Our Journey with the 4Ms
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    610 - Learning on the Go: Mini Podcasts for ADN Students
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    611 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 1
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    701 - Using Metacognitive Strategies to Assist the Struggling Student
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    702 - Advanced Clinical Immersion: A Transformative Model for Workforce-Ready ADN Graduates
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    703 - Challenging Leader and Colleague Behaviors: Practical Strategies for Academic Incivility
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    704 - Comprehensive Student Support Strategies: Enhancing Retention, Equity and Success in Nursing Programs
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    705 - Harnessing AI Sentiment Analysis to Enhance Nursing Simulation Debriefing
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    706 - Enhancing Therapeutic Communication in Mental Health Nursing: Integrating Virtual Reality for Student Confidence and Competence.
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    707 - Implementing a Nurse Apprentice Program: From Concept to Practice
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    708 - How are nurse educators and students using GenAI? A Scoping Review of published literature with ethical considerations
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    709 - Decision Ready: Integrating Clinical Judgment into Every Step of ADN Education
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    710 - From Silos to Synergy: Practical Strategies for Implementing Interprofessional Education in ADN Programs
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    711 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 2
  • 11:20 AM - 12:10 PM CT
    712 - Data That Drives Success: Clinical Tracking for Today’s Nursing Programs
  • 12:10 PM - 2:10 PM CT
    Lunch Buffet, Exhibits & Prizes
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    801 - From Classroom to Call Light: Bridging the Gap, Building the Nurse
  • 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM CT
    802 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 3
  • 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM CT
    901 - Creating True Community in Nursing Education: How Stories Can — and Must — Unite Us
  • 3:40 PM - 4:45 PM CT
    902 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 4
  • Saturday, November 22, 2025
  • 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM CT
    Hot Breakfast Buffet
  • 7:15 AM - 7:45 PM CT
    OADN Town Hall & Business Meeting
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    1001 - From Classroom to Community: Stories that Unite Us
  • 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM CT
    1002 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 5
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1101 - From Chaos to Competence: Clinical Teaching Strategies for Nursing Students with ADHD
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1102 - Oral Exam Case Presentations in Pre-licensure Programs to Improve Clinical Readiness to Practice
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1103 - Using Evidence to Guide Course Development in Nursing Curricula: Human Health and Climate Change in the Anthropocene
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1104 - From ESL to RN: Empowering Mexican-Trained Nurses to Thrive in U.S. Practice Through Culturally Responsive Education
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1105 - Competency-Based Clinical Faculty Orientation
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1106 - Leading with Fortitude
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1107 - Intentional Weaving of End-of-Life Care & Ethical Considerations into Your Curriculum
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1108 - Elevating the power of a Retrieval Augmented Generation AI Tool - NotebookLM
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1109 - Empowering Nursing Students to Leverage AI: Developing Custom GPTs & AI Agents as Structured Learning Assistants
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1110 - Making It Click: Helping Nursing Students Grasp Fluid, Electrolyte, and Acid-Base Concepts Through Hands-On Learning
  • 9:15 AM - 10:05 AM CT
    1111 - Pecha Kucha Poster Presentations - Group 6
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1201 - From Screen to Scrubs: Elevating Professionalism in the Tech-Raised Nursing Student
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1202 - Increasing Retention and Graduation Rates Using Provisional Admission and Student Success Strategies
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1203 - Character Counts: Building and Reinforcing Character in Nursing Students
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1204 - Strategies for Student Engagement in a Hybrid Associate Degree Program
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1205 - Soft Skills, Strong Nurses: Bridging the Gap in Nursing Education
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1206 - An Inside Look at the OADN Leadership Institute
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1207 - Classroom Mindfulness Activities to Address Stress & Support Future Well-being
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1208 - Prioritization and Delegation Simulation
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1209 - The New Norm? Reconsidering Touch in Post-COVID Nursing Practice
  • 10:20 AM - 11:10 AM CT
    1210 - Elevating Nursing Education by Bridging Education and Practice: The Transformational Value of Nursing Apprenticeships for Students and Community Partners
  • 11:30 AM - 12:30 AM CT
    1300 - Exploring Entry-level Nursing Practice and Clinical Judgment in the Initial Licensure Period
  • 12:30 PM - 12:45 PM CT
    Poster Awards & Convention Closing