Wilda Rinehart
received her associate degree in nursing from Northeast Mississippi
Community College in Booneville, Mississippi. After working as a staff nurse and charge
nurse, she became a public health nurse and served in that capacity for a number of years. In
1975, she received her Nurse Practitioner Certification in obstetric-gynecology from the
University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1979, she completed her
bachelor's of science degree in nursing from Mississippi University for Women and the following
year completed her master's degree in nursing from the same university. In 1980, Ms.
Rinehart accepted a faculty position at Northeast Mississippi Community College where she
has taught medical-surgical nursing and obstetrical nursing. In 1982, she founded Rinehart
and Associates Educational Consults. For the past 22 years, she and her associates have worked
with nursing graduates and schools of nursing to assist graduates to pass the National Council
Licensure Exam for Nursing. She has also worked with faculty who want to improve their item
writing skills and as a curriculum consultant. Ms. Rinehart has served as a convention speaker
throughout the southeastern United States and as a reviewer of medical-surgical and obstetric
texts. She has coauthored NCLEX review materials and is presently working on DVD and
CD review programs. As president of Rinehart and Associates, she serves as coordinator of a
company dedicated to improving the quality of health through nursing education.
Dr. Diann Sloan holds an associate degree in nursing from Northeast Mississippi Community
College, a bachelor's degree in nursing from the University of Mississippi, and a master's
degree in nursing from Mississippi University for Women. In addition to her nursing degrees,
she holds a master of science in education degree in counseling psychology from Georgia State
University and a doctor of philosophy degree in counselor education, with minors in both psychology
and educational psychology, from Mississippi State University. She has completed
additional graduate studies in healthcare administration at Western New England College and
the University of Mississippi.
As a nurse educator, Dr. Sloan has taught pediatric nursing, psychiatric mental health nursing,
and medical surgical nursing in both associate degree and baccalaureate nursing programs. As
a member of Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review, Dr. Sloan has conducted test construction
workshops for faculty and nursing review seminars for both registered and practical nurse
graduates. She has coauthored materials used in the item writing workshops for nursing faculty
and Rinehart and Associates Nursing Review. She is a member of Sigma Theta Tau nursing
honor society.
Clara Hurd is an associate degree nurse graduate of Northeast Mississippi Community
College in Booneville, Mississippi (1975). Her experiences in nursing are clinically based, having
served as a staff nurse in medical-surgical nursing. She has worked as an oncology, intensive care,
orthopedics, neurological, and pediatric nurse. She received her bachelor of science
degree in nursing from the University of North Alabama in Florence, Alabama, and her master's
degree in nursing from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Mississippi.
She is currently serving as a nurse educator at Northeast Mississippi Community College
teaching medical-surgical content. Ms. Hurd has taught in both associate degree and baccalaureate
nursing programs. She was a faculty member of Mississippi University for Women;
Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, Tennessee; and Tennessee State University in
Nashville, Tennessee. Ms. Hurd joined Rinehart and Associates in 1993. She has worked with
students in preparing for the National Council Licensure Exam and with faculty as a consultant
in writing test items. Ms. Hurd has also been a presenter at nursing conventions on various
topics, including item writing for nursing faculty. Her primary professional goal is to prepare
the student and graduate for excellence in the delivery of healthcare.
