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Crystal Smith
  • Class of 2018
  • Coldwater, MS

Crystal Smith Part of Class That Achieves 100 Percent Pass Rate at Northwest

2012 Oct 26

Crystal Smith of Coldwater was one of many Northwest Mississippi Community College August Practical Nursing graduates who passed the NCLEX-PN this fall. The Senatobia and DeSoto Practical Nursing Programs achieved a 100 percent pass rate for the first time in a number of years.

"It is with a sense of pride that the Career-Tech Division recognizes the Practical Nursing program's outstanding 2012 state board scores for Senatobia and DeSoto at 100 percent, and Oxford at 95 percent. The quality of education that Northwest students receive is reflected in our Practical Nursing Program's exemplary state board passage rate," said Jerry Nichols, dean of the Career-Tech Division and Workforce Development.

Pam White, lead instructor for the Senatobia program said that this is the first time in 11 years the program has had a 100 percent pass rate. "I was elated to know that all of our graduates were successful. I'm just so happy for them all. It was a long, hard, stressful year. When we reach a goal like this there is no way to describe how happy I feel," White said.

The DeSoto Practical Nursing program last achieved a 100 percent passing rate in 2006. "The students and my fellow instructors achieved this accomplishment by pushing themselves to go above and beyond through the new learning tasks and goals set by our department at the beginning of the year in order to reach this accomplishment. I am just elated," said Tamara Pittman, lead instructor from DeSoto Center.

The Practical Nursing 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. This care is performed under the direction of the registered nurse, licensed physician or dentist. The program is available on the DeSoto, Senatobia and Oxford campuses and at the Benton Vocational-Technical Center in Ashland. For more information on the Practical Nursing Program, contact Nichols at 662-562-3361 or e-mail jnichols@northwestms.edu.