Research - Schools of Nursing

Data Analysis - Schools of Nursing

For the past four years, the Office of Nursing Workforce (ONW), in collaboration with the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) Council on Collegiate Education for Nursing*, has distributed surveys to all Mississippi Schools of Nursing. Twenty-one schools responded to the survey making Mississippi the only state in the SREB region with a 100% response rate. The 21 schools included 23 undergraduate programs, 6 graduate programs and 2 PhD programs. Data were reported for the 2005-2006 academic year. 2006 SREB MS Report

Through this collaborative partnership, Mississippi Schools of Nursing now have access to valuable information allowing them to make comparisons at statewide and regional levels using both current and retrospective data. Data include specific information regarding different types of programs, student enrollment, such as gender and race, faculty preparation and current and projected retirement numbers, and administration.

Data were recorded as reported by the individual schools and then, aggregated by the Office of Nursing Workforce. In some instances, totals that one would expect to be equal are not. Plausible explanations are provided when applicable. Areas such as nurse educator positions may not necessarily reflect inaccurate data recorded by schools, but may indicate different ways of filling budgeted positions.

This survey report was prepared by Kim W. Hoover, PhD, RN and may be saved and/or printed directly from the website www.monw.org. Past SREB survey results may be accessed through the website

http://www.sreb.org/programs/nursing/presentations/presentationsindex.asp.

*The following states and the District of Columbia are members of SREB: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia.

Mississippi Schools of Nursing with Nursing Education Programs Offered