Training Opportunities

This one (1) day non-credit healthcare recertification training provides the Mississippi Licensed Practical Nurse (LPN) certified in IV therapy with ten (10) continuing education credit hours required to continue utilization of the skillset necessary to perform procedures related to the expanded scope of intravenous therapy in a licensed hospital, licensed skilled nursing facility and a certified end-stage renal dialysis unit. This non-credit program aligns with the state Board of Nursing curriculum that sets forth very specific rules of what needs to be done to achieve the goal of recertification. Upon completion of the ten (10) units, the LPN will test his/her knowledge with an exam.

Pre-requisites required:

Length of Program:
1 Day

Summary of Program Requirements:

Skills Needed

The Practical Nursing Program is designed to provide the student with knowledge and skills necessary to function as a Licensed Practical Nurse. This program prepares the individual to assist in providing general nursing care requiring basic knowledge of the biological, physical, behavioral, psychological and sociological sciences, and of nursing procedures that do not require the skills, judgment, and knowledge required of a registered nurse. This care is performed under the direction of a registered nurse, licensed physician, or dentist.

Pre-requisites required:
Applicants must meet Jones College admission requirements.

Length of Program:
3 semesters

Summary of Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet Jones College admission requirements.

Skills Needed
Problem Solving, Mathematics, Basic Computing, Communication, Flexibility, Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Ethics

Become a licensed practical nurse (LPN) with one semester of pre-requisites, two semesters of ADN/PN course work, and the final semester of PN course work. The curriculum allows for a PN entrance and completion or an ADN entrance with a PN Exit completion. As an ADN/PN option program, the curriculum is designed to prepare students to become qualified licensed practical nurses.

Pre-requisites required:
Applicants must meet Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College admission requirements.

Length of Program:
2 years

Summary of Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College admission requirements.

Skills Needed
Problem Solving, Mathematics, Basic Computing, Communication, Flexibility, Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Ethics

This one-year certificate program is designed to teach students basic nursing skills and to care for patients in affiliated clinical agencies. The Practical Nursing Program provides educational opportunities for personal as well as intellectual development to help meet the health care needs of the community. 

Pre-requisites required:
Applicants must meet Meridian Community College admission requirements.

Length of Program:
1 year

Summary of Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet Meridian Community College admission requirements.

Skills Needed
Problem Solving, Mathematics, Basic Computing, Communication, Flexibility, Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Ethics

Utilizing the nursing process components, the practical nurse exercises cognitive, psychomotor, and affective behaviors to observe, report, and intervene with respect to the client’s needs within the ethical/legal framework of the profession. Additionally, as a provider of nursing care, the practical nurse must demonstrate and maintain competence through utilization of evidence based practice.

Pre-requisites required:
Applicants must meet East Central Community College admission requirements.

Length of Program:
1 year

Summary of Program Requirements:
Applicants must meet East Central Community College admission requirements.

Skills Needed
Problem Solving, Mathematics, Basic Computing, Communication, Flexibility, Critical Thinking, Attention to Detail, Ethics