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IHL board approves statewide nursing accreditation recommendations after annual report shows staffing and clinical placement gaps
Summary
The Institutions of Higher Learning (IHL) Board approved accreditation recommendations for Mississippi nursing programs after hearing an annual report that documented enrollment trends, faculty vacancies, clinical placement pressures and graduate outcomes.
The Institutions of Higher Learning Board of Trustees voted to approve board staff recommendations on accreditation for Mississippi nursing degree programs following a presentation of the system’s annual nursing report.
The report, presented by Dr. Melissa Temple of the IHL Office of Academic and Student Affairs — Nursing Education, reviewed licensure, program and workforce data for the 2023–24 academic year and recommended initial, full or continuing accreditation with conditions for several programs. "As the regulatory authority for accreditation of schools of nursing in the state of Mississippi, the Office of Academic and Student Affairs Nursing Education oversees the development, implementation, and evaluation of new and existing schools of nursing," Temple told trustees.
The nut graph: The report showed mixed signs — an increase in graduate-prepared nurses and overall program pass rates above the national average, alongside declines in active RN licenses and a persistent…
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