Aspiring nurses in Indiana and Florida can now prepare for RN licensure in as few as 20 months. Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences announced today that it is expanding its innovative ...

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 ...

PINELLAS PARK, Fla. — Gov. Ron DeSantis announced $20 million in additional funding to nursing programs across Florida colleges and universities. During a press conference Tuesday morning at St. Pete ...

Weekend LPN program to help students balance life while meeting the growing demand for nurses in Southwest Florida FORT MYERS, Fla., April 21, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rasmussen University is excited to ...

The for-profit Brilliant Academy Health Center, on Conway Road in Orlando, Florida, won state approval and opened in 2018. It charges aspiring nurses $27,000 annually. The state has placed it on ...

Amid Florida’s nursing shortage, a Catholic university in the Archdiocese of Miami is expanding its nursing department following top test scores by its students. St. Thomas University announced on Feb ...

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 ...

PENSACOLA, Fla. -- The Florida Hospital Association says there’s a shortage of at least 16,000 nurses in Florida. This week, Governor Ron DeSantis announced a new effort to fix the problem. The state ...

Clarification appended: This story has been updated to reflect that Florida saw a decline in out-of-state students taking the nursing exam in 2024, though not necessarily a decline in out-of-state ...

Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously approved a request to apply for a $375,000 grant to fund its nursing program. Florida A&M University’s Board of Trustees has unanimously ...

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WCTV/Gray Florida Capital Bureau) - Florida needs about 60,000 new nurses over the next decade to keep up with demand, and state lawmakers are targeting schools failing to get them ...