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Practical Nursing Class of 2023 Graduates Twenty-Four
MOORHEAD, Miss. (July 10, 2023) – Mississippi Delta Community College (MDCC) held its 2023 Practical Nursing (PN) Pinning and Graduation Ceremony Thursday, July 6, in the J.T. Hall Coliseum.
Twenty-four students participated in the ceremony. PN student Ryann Merrell provided the invocation, with MDCC President Dr. Tyrone Jackson giving the welcome.
The commencement address was given by Dr. Sandra Townes, Associate Degree Nursing Instructor at Holmes Community College. Townes was introduced by Dean of Health Sciences Patricia Kelly.
Following the commencement address, Vice President of Instruction Teresa Webster presented the candidates for conferral of their certificates. PN Instructor Bettinica Cobbs then led the students in the lighting of the Nightingale Lamps before PN student Adriana Wilson led the new graduates in the Practical Nurse’s Pledge.
PN Instructor Deshundra Meeks had the honor of officially presenting the graduates before they were pinned by PN Chair Veronica Caradine. The benediction was given by PN student Bernado Little.
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.