Alarmed by a growing shortage of nurses, Florida lawmakers in 2009 eased regulations on the schools tasked with training them, inviting new institutions to enter the market. The results were swift: ...

Gov. Ron DeSantis announced additional funding Tuesday for a nursing pipeline program that provides scholarships. The ...

Florida deregulated nursing education in 2009. Substandard for-profit schools and cratering licensing exam results followed.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis will hold a news conference in Pinellas Park on Tuesday.

Governor Ron DeSantis announced additional funding for state colleges, universities, and private nursing schools to help ...

State funding supports nursing programs at colleges and universities across Florida, including institutions serving ...

Governor DeSantis also awarded over $20 million in Linking Industry to Nursing Education funding; $645,000 was awarded to ...

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said the LINE and PIPELINE programs are producing more than 1,000 new nurses every year.

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 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...