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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ORANGE COUNTY. BACK TO YOU. FLORIDA IS TRYING TO RECRUIT AND KEEP NURSES BECAUSE OF A GROWING SHORTAGE. BUT A NEW STUDY SHOWS THE STATE IS LEADING THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO NURSING STUDENTS FAILING ...

Florida nurses are not performing well on a national licensure exam and came in last among states for their pass rate, according to new data. The Florida Center for Nursing in Tampa released 2023 ...

He graduated from a nursing program in South Florida and passed a national exam but Jasiel Vilarino’s hope of working as a nurse has turned into a frustrating yearlong ordeal. Like dozens of other ...

AWARDED $79 MILLION FOR HIGH PERFORMING NURSING PROGRAMS IN SCHOOLS ACROSS THE STATE IN AN EFFORT TO TACKLE THE NURSING SHORTAGE. INDIAN RIVER STATE COLLEGE IS ONE OF THOSE RECIPIENT OF THE FUNDING.

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Recruiting and retaining nurses throughout the state has become more difficult. Action News Jax Investigates found part of the problem is Florida’s pass rates for the state exam ...

Florida is essentially tied with Maine for the highest percentage of residents age 65 and older — roughly 21%, vs. 16% for the U.S. population. And about one in 10 people in The Sunshine State are 75 ...