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Florida Center for Nursing

The definitive source for information, research, and strategies addressing the dynamic nurse workforce needs in Florida.

Proudly headquartered at the University of South Florida College of Nursing. We encourage interaction and discussion on this page. However, the Florida Center for Nursing reserves the right to remove any inappropriate content on this page at its sole discretion.

01/10/2026

🌟 Future nurse in action 🌟

A man is alive today due to care from a Galen College of Nursing student. On her way back to school, Lesly Arroyo-Peña saw a man in the middle of the road. She knew she had to act.

Using skills she had learned in class, she determined the man had overdosed and revived him with Narcan she had been keeping in her car.

More here: wpri.com/news/us-and-world/florida-nursing-student-saves-dying-man-between-classes/amp/

Students like these show that the nursing workforce in Florida has a shining future. Thank you to our dedicated nurse educators and nursing students!

01/09/2026

The Florida Center for Nursing has released the 2025 Impact Report, detailing our activities, reach, and growth last year in pursuit of FCN goals. flcntr.org/2025impact

The 2025 Impact Report highlights a year of:
📊 Expanded research
⚕️ Increased visibility and reach
📚 Education and professional development

Visit flcntr.org/2025impact to read FCN's new 2025 Impact Report.

01/08/2026

📢 Call for abstracts!

The The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers is seeking abstracts for podium presentations or posters for their 2026 annual conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota, June 22-24.

All abstracts will be evaluated based on their alignment to this year's theme, Illuminating the Future: Solutions for Tomorrow’s Nursing Workforce. Submit your abstracts by February 1 to be considered for next year's conference.

Visit nursingworkforcecenters.org/annual-conference for more information.

01/07/2026

Happening now: Florida Center for Nursing Executive Director Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, FAAN, is presiding over the National Forum State Subscriber Retreat in Tampa, Florida, as president of the The National Forum of State Nursing Workforce Centers. FCN is also hosting the event.

01/06/2026

Florida Center for Nursing research shows that nursing students who take the NCLEX in the first month after graduating are over 2️⃣ TIMES more likely to pass than those who wait six months.

This year, FCN launched a media campaign to encourage nursing students to take their NCLEX quickly after graduation, offering a free NCLEX preparation checklist and toolkit. There were 85,882 impressions in the month-long campaign, and over 240 future nurses downloaded the NCLEX toolkit.

Visit flcntr.org/nclex-now to learn more, and stay tuned for more about FCN's work in 2025 in our new Impact Report, publishing later this week.

01/05/2026

Happy New Year! 🎉

The January newsletter covers our new report coming soon, Nursing Graduate Recognition, and more.

Visit flcntr.org/signup to receive future FCN communications like this.

01/03/2026

The Florida Center for Nursing January newsletter is coming soon. 📰
Visit flcntr.org/signup to stay up to date on everything happening at the FCN.

01/02/2026

Florida Center for Nursing's Frontline Nursing podcast featured 24 episodes in 2025, recognizing the impact nurses have on our lives and our communities. Episodes this year covered disaster nursing, nurse leadership and policy, nursing education, and more.

Some of our most popular episodes in 2025:
🚑 Not Every Nurse Works in a Hospital – Susan Parda-Watters, DNP, MMOAS, MSN,
APRN/ACNS-BC, CMSRN, Board Certified Clinical Nurse Specialist, Ret Lt Col United
States Air Force, Chief Flight Nurse
🚫 No More Fraudulent Nursing Schools – Jose D. Castillo III, PhD, MSNA, CRNA, APRN,
FAANA
🧑‍⚕️ Empowering Florida Nurses - Dakota Redd, RN

Visit flcntr.org/FLN for these episodes and more. Stay tuned for more information on Frontline Nursing and other FCN programs and initiatives in our 2025 Impact Report, publishing next week.

12/31/2025

Goodbye, 2025! Hello, 2026! 👋

As we're counting down tonight, we give thanks for all the nurses who work through the holidays to ensure we have the care we need.

Happy New Year! 🎉

12/29/2025

In 2025, the Florida Center for Nursing released essential research to inform, educate, and provide updates on nursing workforce issues.

FCN research published this year:
📚 The State of Nursing Education in Florida 2025
🧑‍⚕️ Florida Health Care Workforce Projections 2022-2037
📝 2025 Quarterly NCLEX Report
💡 Community Engagement Tour Report

Visit flcntr.org/research to review the latest FCN research, and stay tuned for more of this information in our 2025 Impact Report, publishing in the new year.

12/26/2025

And that's a wrap for 2025! Thank you all for a wonderful year. We'll see you in 2026!

12/24/2025

Is there something the Florida Center for Nursing can help you with?

The FCN Outreach Request form is available for
📚 FCN reports (for printed copies to be mailed)
🗣️ Events or speakers (sponsorships, exhibiting, etc.)
🎓 Nursing Graduate Recognition

Visit flcntr.org/request to fill out the form. And thank you for helping us support and celebrate Florida’s nursing community!

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Tampa, FL
33612

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Tuesday	9am - 5pm
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Thursday	9am - 5pm
Friday	9am - 5pm

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