Mississippi Nurses Association

08/23/2026

08/15/2026

08/15/2026

Professional development in action! 

08/14/2026

The Mississippi Nurses’ Association extends its deepest sympathy to the Forrest General Hospital community following today’s events.

Forrest General Hospital is a longstanding partner of MNA and an important part of Mississippi’s healthcare community. During this difficult time, our thoughts are with the families, nurses, healthcare professionals, and staff who are grieving.

To our colleagues at Forrest General Hospital, please know that your MNA family stands with you.

08/08/2026

MNA 115th ANNUAL CONVENTION | OPENING KEYNOTE ANNOUNCEMENT

Mississippi nurses - get ready!

The Mississippi Nurses' Association is excited to welcome Justin Jones-Fosu as our Opening Keynote Speaker on October 22nd in Biloxi, MS.

An award-winning keynote speaker, author, and Founder & CEO of Work. Meaningful., Justin is known for creating immersive, high-energy experiences that move audiences beyond inspiration to action.

A 2x TEDx speaker, his insights have been featured in TIME, Forbes, Fast Company, Business Insider, Oprah Daily, and NPR.

Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and reminded why Nurses Are the Difference.

Registration is NOW OPEN!
Visit this link for more details and to register: https://www.msnurses.org/event/mna-2026-annual-convention/

08/07/2026

Join MNA as we celebrate our 115th Annual Convention being held October 21-23, 2026 in Biloxi, MS. Earn over 25 hours of continuing education credits, including pharmacology and controlled substance hours. Come ready to grow, learn, connect, celebrate and lead - because Nurses Are the Difference!

Register by September 7, 2026 to take advantage of Early Bird Pricing and be automatically entered into exclusive prize drawings.
Visit this link for more details and to register: https://www.msnurses.org/event/mna-2026-annual-convention/

08/05/2026

A scheduled meeting with John Morgan Hughes of Ten One Strategies turned into an unexpected and valuable 12-minute "fireside chat" between MNA's CEO | ED, Dr. Tonya Moore, and Mississippi State Representative Donnie Scoggin on issues affecting RNs, APRNs, and healthcare across our state.

Rep. Scoggin was speaking Dr. Moore’s language on many of the issues that matter to Mississippi nurses. MNA is ready to strengthen this relationship and continue the conversation.

Grateful to John Morgan for creating this opportunity. We are aligned on several priorities and share a vision for moving important issues forward.

08/03/2026

MNA’s CEO and Executive Director, Dr. Tonya Moore, was deeply honored to serve as an invited panelist at the National Black Nurses Association's 54th Annual Institute and Conference in St. Louis.

“I participated in two important policy sessions - the NBNA Health Policy Institute and the Eddie Bernice Johnson Health Equity Policy Scholars Institute, where I am privileged to serve among the inaugural faculty. Congresswoman Eddie Bernice Johnson made history as the first nurse elected to the United States Congress, making this opportunity especially meaningful.

I am deeply grateful to Institute Co-Chairs Dr. Vivienne Pierce McDaniel and Dr. Celia McIntosh for their leadership and for inviting me to share my knowledge and experience in this important space.”

Dr. Moore is grateful for the opportunity to bring Mississippi's story to national platforms - drawing on her passion for nursing, rural communities, policy, her family's legacy, and experience as a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Fellow.

Dr. Moore also looks forward to continuing these important conversations through upcoming speaking engagements here at home in Mississippi.

According to Dr. Moore, it is an honor to share, serve, and help advance the voice of nursing, nationally and here in Mississippi.

08/03/2026

Congratulations Dr. Michael Jones. Mississippi celebrates your remarkable leadership and the history you're making as you continue to blaze trails in nursing education.

07/24/2026

Mississippi's future is bright, and our nursing profession is growing stronger as nearly 600 nurse externs gain hands-on healthcare experience across the state. MNA couldn't be prouder or more excited for what's ahead.

🎉 Nearly 600 nursing students are building Mississippi's health care workforce this summer!

A total of 592 nursing students are gaining hands-on clinical experience through the 2026 Mississippi Summer Student Nurse Externship Program, working alongside experienced nurse mentors at 44 hospitals across the state.

Administered through a partnership of the MHA Health, Research and Educational Foundation, the Mississippi Council of Deans and Directors, and the Mississippi Hospital Association Organization for Nursing Leadership (MONL), the program helps prepare the next generation of nurses while strengthening Mississippi's hospital workforce.

Investing in future nurses today means stronger patient care for Mississippi tomorrow. 💙

Learn more: https://mhanet.org/Online/MCQW/Workforce.aspx