Rebeca Otto, student nurse, and Jackie Barber, Ed.D., R.N., Associate Professor of Nursing, discuss patient care at the Post-Critical Care nursing station at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.

The Morningside College Department of Nursing, Sioux City, IA is seeking comment from the public about their baccalaureate nursing program in preparation for initial accreditation by the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE). The nursing program will undergo a comprehensive evaluation visit November 10-12, 2008, by a team representing the CCNE.

The public is invited to submit comments regarding the Morningside College Department of Nursing.  Written and signed third-party comments will be accepted by CCNE until 30 days before the visit. Please submit comments to:

Ms. LiAnn Shepard, Accreditation Assistant

CCNE

One Dupont Circle, NW

Suite 530

Washington, DC 20036-1120

The nursing program at Morningside College is approved by the Iowa Board of Nursing (Riverpoint Business Park, 400 SW 8th Street, Suite B, Des Moines, IA 50309-4685, 515-281-3255, www.state.ia.us/nursing) and accredited by the National League for Nursing Accreditation Commission-NLNAC (61 Broadway, 33rd Floor, New York, NY  10006, 212-363-5555 ext. 153, Fax 212-812-0390, www.nlnac.org).