app/views/admin/instruments/_form.html.erb
<%= form_for resource_instance_name, :url => collection_path, :remote => true do |f| %>
<%= error_messages_for(@instrument) %>
<label>MEA</label>
<%= f.select :designation_id,
options_from_collection_for_select(@designations, :id, :name, @instrument && @instrument.designation_id)
%><br />
<label>Name</label><%= f.text_field :name %><br />
<% end %>