Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) held its 2021 Practical Nursing (PN) Pinning and Graduation Ceremony Thursday, July 8 in the J.T. Hall Coliseum.
Twenty-three students participated in the ceremony. MDCC Associate Degree Nursing Alumnus Paul Brown provided music for the prelude and the processional. Derrick Fields, dean of student services, provided the invocation with Dr. Ben Cloyd, vice president of effectiveness and enrollment, giving the welcome. The commencement address was given by Denise Gardner, former director of nursing at MDCC. Following the commencement address, Vice President of Instruction Teresa Webster presented the graduates with their certificates.
The Practical Nursing Program prepares nurses at the basic level of entry for nursing practice. The curriculum is designed to prepare graduates to practice safe, effective nursing and function as team members. A licensed practical nurse means that a person has graduated from an approved nursing program, passed the appropriate examinations, and is licensed by the state. The nurse practices within the legal and ethical framework established by the Mississippi Board of Nursing as determined by the Mississippi Nursing Practice Law and Administrative Code.
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