Background
Figgins, Melba Jean was born on December 2, 1944 in St. Louis. Daughter of J. Edward and Hazel Lee (Vaughn) Leroux.
Figgins, Melba Jean was born on December 2, 1944 in St. Louis. Daughter of J. Edward and Hazel Lee (Vaughn) Leroux.
Registered Nurse, Deaconess Hospital School Nursing, St. Louis, 1965; Bachelor of science in nursing cum laude, Murray State University, 1979; MSN, U. Mississippi, 1984.
Staff Registered Nurse, Veterans Administration Hospital., Fayetteville, Arkansas, 1966-1968; office nurse, Overland (Missouri) Medical Center, 1969-1971; Charge nurse, Christian Hospital N.W., Hazelwood, Missouri, 1973; assistant professor, U. Tennessee, Martin, since 1980. Member Mid-American Regional Nursing Diagnosis Conference Group.
Member North America Nursing Diagnosis Association.
Married Bob G. Figgins, September 10, 1965. Children: Anne, Robert, Michael.