Established in 1969, the School of Nursing enjoys a long history of preparing nurses who are both accomplished professional practitioners and models of Christian Caring. We approach the nursing profession as a calling, a way to serve through ministry to others. More than 1,500 nurses have graduated from the program.
Faculty draw on a diverse selection of teaching methods, appealing to a variety of learning styles. Knowledge acquisition is reinforced through lecture and discussion, case studies, learning journals, patient care simulations, multimedia software, audio-visual presentations, professional events, and group projects.
Nursing students begin clinical experiences during their first semester. These experiences are chosen through a guided process that facilitates progressive learning; students advance from caring for individuals to caring for families and communities, from dealing with less acute situations to more serious ones. Clinical training experiences include adult health, maternal health, psychiatric health, and community health.
Learning opportunities are also offered internationally. Currently, nursing students can take advantage of a study abroad program in Colombia, South America. Students also have the opportunity to take their skills on a medical missions trip each summer, where they work in a remote or make-shift clinic, meet basic needs and teach their clients about health. Destinations have included Kyrgyzstan, India, Chile, China, Yemen, and the Blackfoot Nation in Wyoming.
Students participate in health fairs, present health education programs at local schools, conduct community health screenings and offer lessons on health promotion and disease prevention to the community.
Our nursing graduates are well-prepared to excel in their careers. They enjoy excellent recruitment rates, being in high demand throughout the region. Most choose to remain in the Jackson metropolitan area; others are serving in places like Alabama, Louisiana, Tennessee, Texas, and California. Representatives from more than 20 health agencies typically participate in our annual Career Day.
Recent graduates are now employed at University of Mississippi Medical Center, Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, St Dominic’s Hospital, and most major medical centers in the southeast. Others are pursuing graduate work in nursing at the University of Mississippi, Vanderbilt University, University of Alabama-Birmingham, University of South Alabama, and more.
Our alumni are accomplished professionals, leaders in their organizations and communities. They include: Dean of Nursing and Allied Health at Hinds Community College; Dean of the School of Nursing at William Carey University; District 5 Coordinator of the Mississippi State Board of Health; Past President of the National Council of State Boards of Nursing; Past Executive Director of the Mississippi Board of Nursing; Past President of the Alabama League of Nursing; Directors of Nursing at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center, University Hospital at Durant, and Methodist Hospital at Lexington; Vice President for Nursing at Mississippi Baptist Medical Center
Our alumni are current and past members of the Mississippi Board of Nursing, Armed Forces officers serving throughout the world, mission workers in Chile, China, Guyana, Tanzania and Yemen, and faculty members in nursing education programs across the country.
Students develop skills in leadership and management, discuss evidence-based research, explore relevant technology options, and investigate healthcare policy and health-related regulatory issues. Students build their communication abilities, work in collaborative settings, and express Christian Caring towards patients. The School of Nursing strives to educate nursing graduates who are well-prepared to deliver patient-centered, quality care to diverse populations, promoting better health in their communities.
The Mississippi College School of Nursing is hosting an evaluation of the baccalaureate degree programs (BSN) with the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE) on February 16-18, 2022. If you would like to provide comments to the site visitors for review regarding the traditional, accelerated BSN or the RN-BSN degree programs, please send these to:
thirdpartycomments@ccneaccreditation.org
All written third party comments must be received by CCNE by January 26, 2022.
