Need for nurses continues in Mississippi

Need for nurses continues in Mississippi - Mississippi Monitor

By: Jeremy Pittari, Magnolia Tribune   Enrollment in undergraduate programs sees a slight decline while the turnover rate reaches 21%.   Enrollment in Mississippi undergraduate nursing programs showed a slight decline year over year but graduate programs saw an increase, Dr. Melissa Temple, Director of Nursing Education for the State Institutions of Higher Learning told the IHL Board last week. Mississippi currently has 41 total degree programs …

Need for nurses continues in Mississippi

Enrollment in undergraduate programs sees a slight decline while the turnover rate reaches 21%.

Licensed practical nurse: ‘A job that will always be needed’

For Lisa Duncan, what began 25 years ago as a way for a young single mother to support her children is now a lifetime career and passion. As a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with the Opioid Treatment Program at Pennsylvania Psychiatric Institute, becoming a nurse was a natural path for Duncan, whose mother and aunts are also nurses. “Since my mom was a private duty nurse, I got a firsthand… Source