2024-2025 Catalog
Nursing - Practical (LPN)
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Practical Nursing Program learning outcomes are built upon the educational experience in which students learn to develop critical thinking skills, apply acquired knowledge, and become valuable members of the health care industry. Providing safe, effective, competent client care is significant in obtaining positive driven client-care goals. Achievement of sequential development occurs through instruction, practice, and clinical experiences. The students will learn the essential skills to deliver basic care to clients according to the variation of health care needs under the supervision of a registered nurse, licensed physician, and/or licensed dentist. Ownership, professionalism, teamwork, and being responsible are characteristics woven throughout the program curriculum that support the achievement of the Practical Nursing Program Learning Outcomes.
The Northwest Mississippi Community College Practical Nursing Program follows the 2020 Mississippi Community College Standards for Practical Nursing Accreditation for program learning outcomes achievement.
Admissions Criteria:
- Age: 18 by the time clinical rotation occurs
- Have a high school diploma or equivalent on file with the NWCC Office of Admissions and Records
- Have a NWCC ID (see below how to get an NWCC ID)
- ACT: 16 composite score or greater
Complete: Online application for the Practical Nursing Program (PN) at https://www.northwestms.edu/programs/healthsciences/practical-nursing
- After completing the online application and meeting the criteria, the student can then schedule a HESI test date. Students will receive an email to schedule this testing date.
Admission to the college does not guarantee admission to the program. You must first be accepted to the college before completing the PN application. If you do not have an NWCC ID you must be accepted to NWCC. Complete the steps for application to NWCC at https://www.northwestms.edu/admissions. Admission into the Practical Nursing Program is limited. Applicants therefore must complete a special application process and meet all the program requirements in order for applicant consideration. Applicants will be ranked utilizing the program approval ranking system. This can be found at the Northwest Practical Nursing webpage.
Application Information:
Fall Enrollment Day Option: Senatobia, Ashland, DeSoto, and Oxford will occur from January through April 30th. Testing for the HESI test will begin in February.
Fall Enrollment -Part time Option: Evening/Weekend Program and Day Program): The Evening/Weekend Option is conducted at the DeSoto Center and Oxford campus. The Part-time Day Option is held a the Senatobia campus. Applications will occur from January through April 30th. Testing for the HESI test will begin in February.
Spring Enrollment Day Option (January-December class) at the Senatobia and Oxford campus will occur from June through September 30th, with HESI testing to begin in July.
Students should visit www.northwestms.edu/PN for Practical Nursing Program application information, online application and contact information for each campus. Refer to the admission procedure and point calculation information in the Practical Nursing Student Handbook.
Curriculum Information:
Senatobia Campus-Fall and Spring Start Classes (Day)
Northwest Mississippi Community College
4975 Highway 51 N.
NWCC Box 5432
Senatobia, MS 38668
Benton County Career-Technical Center (Ashland)-Fall Start Class (Day)
25 Industrial Drive
Ashland, MS 38603
DeSoto Campus-Fall Start Class & Evening/Weekend Program
DeSoto Center
5197 W.E. Ross Parkway
Southaven, MS 38671
Oxford Campus-Fall Start Class (Day), Spring Start Class (Day), & Evening/Weekend Program
Lafayette-Yalobusha Technical Center
1310 Belk Drive
Oxford, MS 38655
Once accepted into the program, applicants must complete the following:
- Student Health Record
- TB Skin test
- COVID-19 PCR test
- Negative 10-panel drug screen (completed at NWCC campus)
- Copy of immunization records
- Completed Hepatitis B vaccine or waiver form
- Provide a certificate of liability insurance for a health provider
- Complete a fingerprint or background check with a statement as to whether he/she has been arrested, charged with, convicted of, plead guilty or nolo contendere to a felony or misdemeanor offense. The applicant may be fingerprinted at any time for a criminal background check as required by clinical agencies. The cost of fingerprinting will be $50, and each student is responsible for this cost.
All students must achieve an average of 80% in each class/lab/clinical in the Practical Nursing Program for progression.
| A=94-100 |
C=80-86 |
| B=87-93 |
F=79 or below |
Practical Nursing Faculty and Advisors
DeSoto
Tamara Pittman, Lead
662.280.6128
tpittman@northwestms.edu
Tekela Campbell
662.280.6128
tecampbell@northwestms.edu
Tekela Campbell
662.280.6128
tecampbell@northwestms.edu
Oxford
Katina Johnson, Lead
662.238.7941
kajohnson@northwestms.edu
Audrey Camp
662.238.7907
aucamp@northwestms.edu
Joseph Fleming
662.238.7907
jfleming@northwestms.edu
Natalie James
662-238.7901
njames@northwestms.edu
Lauren Murphree
662.238.7949
lmurphree@northwestms.edu
Debbie Wilson
662.238.7950
dwilson@northwestms.edu
Florine Wilson-Turner
662.238.7907
fwilson-turner@northwestms.edu
Senatobia
Jessica Barham, Lead
662.562.3232
jesbarham@northwestms.edu
Dr. Lori Duke
662.560.4218
lduke@northwestms.edu
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