With a recent influx of state money, Central Florida colleges with high-performing nursing programs hired more faculty, built new facilities and expanded their programs to accept additional qualified ...

The Florida House gave near unanimous approval on Thursday to a proposal that would tighten the state Board of Nursing’s oversight of nursing schools, a change that supporters say is needed because ...

The for-profit Brilliant Academy Health Center, on Conway Road in Orlando, Florida, won state approval and opened in 2018. It charges aspiring nurses $27,000 annually. The state has placed it on ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. (WFLA) — Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis discussed how Florida is combating the nursing shortage by announcing investments in two programs during a news conference in Pinellas Park on ...

TSC's Associate Degree in Nursing – one of its flagship programs – has been placed on probation due to low scores, but the program remains accredited.

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 ...

Florida Southern College will add a program next year offering a master’s of science in Nursing in Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Post-Master's Certificate in Psychiatric Mental ...

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 ...

With Florida A&M University’s licensure exam pass rates remaining lower than benchmarks and goals, Florida Board of Governors Vice Chair Alan Levine says he is ready to get rid of the programs if ...

Nursing programs in Florida would have to achieve accreditation within five years of accepting students under a bill sponsored by Republican State Senator Denise Grimsley. Plummeting test scores and ...

The following is a transcript of the podcast episode: Rachael Robertson: Hey everybody. Welcome to MedPod Today, the podcast series where MedPage Today reporters share deeper insight into the week's ...