Happy April and welcome to our monthly newsletter! This month, the Florida Center for Nursing is preparing for several upcoming conferences and events and the relaunch of the Frontline Nursing podcast.

Upcoming Nursing Conferences

The Florida Center for Nursing is gearing up to hit the road this Spring and Summer. Check out just some of the places FCN will be listed in the graphic below. If you're attending, stop by and connect with the FCN team.

May is National Nurses Month and this year's theme, "Nurses Make the Difference," honors nurses who care in every health care setting. In recognition of Florida's nurses and the value they bring to health care, the Florida Center for Nursing is relaunching the Frontline Nursing podcast.

Hosted by FCN Executive Director, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, Frontline Nursing is a podcast that recognizes the impact nurses have on our lives and our communities. Throughout this series, Dr. Letourneau will talk with those on the frontlines of health care to hear about the issues impacting the nursing workforce, insights from their personal journeys, and what inspires them.

Subscribe now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Amazon Music, or Google Podcasts.

Click the button below or email frontlinenursing@usf.edu if you're interested in being a guest on Frontline Nursing.

The Florida Center for Nursing is committed to listening to nurses, educators, consumers, business and industry partners, lawmakers, and other health care providers about the issues impacting the nursing workforce and state of health care in Florida.

The Florida Center for Nursing Community Engagement Tour is a series of regional workshops that allow the community to:

• Review and comment on nursing workforce data and needs specific to their community, and
• Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for implementation of recommended changes.

Dates and locations of the Florida Center for Nursing Community Engagement Tour are coming soon and will be shared via email and social media. We hope to see you at one of the regional workshops!

Did you know...the Florida Center for Nursing's research and reports have been downloaded and read by nurses, researchers, educators, public health experts, and policymakers in over 50 different countries?

FCN Executive Director, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, was interviewed by WUSF about the Florida Center for Nursing's new wellbeing pilot program, Emotional Vaccines. The story was picked up by WFSU, Florida Trend, HealthLeaders Magazine, Tampa Today, and others. See the digital article by clicking here.

Data from the Florida Center for Nursing's "The State of the Nursing Workforce in Florida" report was featured in the Tampa Bay Times article on the school nurse shortage. Read the full article by clicking here.

Findings from FCN's "2023 NCLEX Report" were featured in South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report's article on the University of Miami School of Nursing and Health Studies' NCLEX success. Read the full article by clicking here.

South Florida Hospital News and Healthcare Report also covered the key findings from last month's "2023 NCLEX Report." Read more by clicking here.

About the Florida Center for Nursing

The FCN is guided by statutory requirements, Florida statutes §464.0195 and §464.0196, and serves the entire state of Florida. See more about the Florida Center for Nursing by clicking the button below!