Nursing Shortage

Course work in seven fields can be completed online in a self-paced fashion in as little as six weeks.

Though the VA says there isn't a hiring freeze, federal data shows the agency has been dealing with "severe shortages" of nurses for years. Nurses in Tampa say they're feeling the strain.

The three-day camp offers high schoolers a look at the life of nurses, surgeons, therapists and other jobs in the hopes of inspiring future health workers.

The staffing regulation was disparaged by the industry as unattainable. Patient advocates say it doesn’t go far enough. Labor unions welcomed the requirement.

The Emotional Vaccine program is being offered for free by the Florida Center for Nursing for all current and future nurses in the state.

The claim was made in a new AARP sponsored report from the University of South Florida. The Florida Health Care Association counters saying those trends are a function of the post-COVID workforce environment and NOT the result of efforts to "modernize staffing standards."

The survey of more than 500 programs by the Florida Center for Nursing also finds a decrease in nursing faculty. The reason: Qualified nurses earn more in clinical settings than academic ones.

The facility will support clinical trials and “transformative” research, and offer hands-on training for doctors, nurses and med students with the goal of drawing "top-tier" health workers.

LeadingAge Florida said it submitted comments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warning the proposal would have “unintended consequences” because of the shortage of nurses.

The Florida Health Care Association wrote to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services warning that most facilities could not meet the “arbitrary and unfunded mandates."

The UCF Board of Trustees will consider approving nearly $700,000 dollars in matching funds Monday from the state of Florida to help boost its nursing program.

A key part of the decision would require the state to increase the availability of private-duty nursing that could help children receive care outside of nursing homes. The state says complying is "impossible."