Clarification appended: This story has been updated to reflect that Florida saw a decline in out-of-state students taking the nursing exam in 2024, though not necessarily a decline in out-of-state ...

Amid Florida’s nursing shortage, a Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Miami is expanding its nursing department following top test scores by its students. St. Thomas University announced on Feb ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis recently approved an additional $130 million investment in two programs designed to reduce nursing shortages. The Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers and Learners ...

Florida nursing school graduates ranked last in the nation for first-time pass rates on the national licensing exam in 2024, leaving the state vulnerable as its population ages. The state continues to ...

The Florida A&M University School of Nursing’s low trajectory of first-time pass rates has made a turnaround after the program's 2023 spring cohort was given a 96.55% passage rate. The improvement — ...

OCALA, Fla. — Officials from the College of Central Florida and the Ocala Metro Chamber & Economic Partnership celebrated the grand opening of the AdventHealth Center for Nursing on Thursday with a ...

Dr. Patricia Gagliano was honored for her transformative leadership in nursing education at News Service of Florida's Above & ...

Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a request to apply for a $375,000 grant to fund its nursing program. Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously ...

ORLANDO, Fla. — New data from the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN) shows that Florida ranked last in the nation in 2024 for first-time pass rates on the National Council Licensure Examination for both ...

For 23 years, nursing has been ranked the most trustworthy profession. While this recognition is humbling and well-deserved, it stands in sharp contrast to another reality: Nurses continue to face ...