The USM School of Nursing celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2008. This power point (in three parts) was shown at the USM School of Nursing Gala in May of 2008, Hattiesburg MS.

5. “ There is a difference between medicine and nursing. The physicians take care of the medical aspects, which deal primarily with illness. We, in nursing, our emphasis is on prevention, health wellness. Nursing is very distinct from medicine. They are separate disciplines. Nurses, as Florence Nightingale said, must be teaching nurses. We are the ones who should take car of the education and practice of nursing. We collaborate with MDs, but in no way are we their handmaidens.” Dean Elizabeth C. Harkins, founder of USM School of Nursing 1980 “ No man, not even a doctor, ever gives any other definition of what a nurse should be than this -- 'devoted and obedient.' This definition would do just as well for a porter. It might even do for a horse. It would not do for a policeman. “ Florence Nightingale 1859

7. “ When I graduated from Mercy Hospital with my diploma in nursing in New Orleans, I was a technical nurse. But in those days, we were calling ourselves professional nurses. We were not professional…we were technical.. When we were taught the “how to” we did not get any kind of foundational principles, or understanding what governs this ‘how to’.”

8. “ I always knew there was something better that we should be doing, something more that I needed to learn, and I always tried to keep myself moving in that direction.” Sister Elizabeth Harkins, 1980

12. Dr. Kathleen Masters, Associate Professor

13. Jones Furniture

18. Neshoba County General Hospital

24. Southern Miss Federal Credit Union

26. Hurricane Katrina

29. Luther’s Supply

33. Anderson’s Retail BRONZE Sponsor

38. Animal Medical Clinic

46. St. Thomas Catholic Church

75. Miss Oseola McCartney is made “honorary graduate of USM School of Nursing” Kay Saucier Lundy, Kay Hobson, Dr. Elizabeth Carnegie