Missouri State University School of Nursing has ranked in the top 10 among nursing schools in Missouri according to RegisteredNursing.org. As far as 4-year universities, Missouri State's BSN program ranked in the top three. Dr. Kathryn Patterson, Undergraduate Program Director, sat down with KOLR10 reporter, David Chasanov to discuss the ranking and impacts of the pandemic. … [Read more...] about Missouri State ranks in top ten nursing schools in Missouri
Rachel Fidino was a freshman in college when she experienced a life altering moment. Her sister had been diagnosed with preeclampsia and ended up coding on the operating room table after an emergency C-section. It was after witnessing her sister’s complications and how the hospital and health care team were able to care for her, that Fidino knew she wanted to go into … [Read more...] about DNP student works to improve women’s health and maternal outcomes
Over the last two weeks, Missouri State nursing students and faculty have been helping at various vaccination clinics across the Ozarks. Last Friday, Greene County, in partnership with the Missouri National Guard and local health care systems, held their first mass vaccination clinic at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds. Nursing students, alumni, and community members joined the … [Read more...] about Nursing students and faculty help with vaccination clinics across the Ozarks
Off in the near distant future, your fate awaits. No, it’s not in a galaxy far, far away (maybe), but in your local testing center. Here, you will come face to face with the National Council Licensure Examination, AKA “the NCLEX.” So, what would you like to know before you wield your lightsaber of knowledge and send this beast to the annals of ancient history (at least for … [Read more...] about How to pass the NCLEX the first time
National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8-14 "National Nurse Practitioner Week is held annually to celebrate these exceptional health care providers and to remind lawmakers of the importance of removing outdated barriers to practice so that nurse practitioners (NPs) will be allowed to practice to the full extent of their experience and education." (aanp.org) As we … [Read more...] about National Nurse Practitioner Week