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FCN Programs

Florida Center for Nursing presents: Strategies to Combat Florida’s Nursing Shortage Webinar 

"The Florida Center for Nursing Presents: Strategies to Combat Florida's Nursing Shortage" is a three-part webinar series focused on creating partnerships as a strategy to address the nursing shortage in Florida.

Previous Webinars

"Facilitating Transition to Practice"

Tuesday, November 12 at 10am ET

"Facilitating Transition to Practice," featured Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, Executive Director at Florida Center for Nursing, Leah Robinson, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, Advanced Specialty Program Coordinator at Sarasota Memorial Health Care System, and Kendra Siler, PhD, CEO at CommHIT . The event focused on key topics like:

  • Convening groups of educators, health care, and business leaders
  • Reviewing turnover rates of new to practice nurses
  • Exploring strategies to ensure adequate workforce development
  • Highlighting partnerships that focus on transition to practice strategies
     
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"Partnerships to Promote Student Success"

The first webinar, titled "Partnerships to Promote Student Success," featured Kathleen Cappo, Dean of Health Sciences at South Florida State College, Elizabeth "Betty" Jordan, Senior Associate Dean of Student Success at University of South Florida's College of Nursing, Rayna Letourneau, Executive Director at Florida Center for Nursing, and Samyr Qureshi, CEO and Co-Founder at Knack. The event focused on key topics like:
  • Convening groups of educators, health care, and business leaders
  • Reviewing Florida Center for Nursing’s research findings
  • Exploring partnerships that enhance student success
  • Highlighting peer tutoring and student success coaching programs
 
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Community Engagement Tour

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. All Community Engagement Tour events will be hybrid offering both in-person and virtual attendance options. We hope to see you at one of the regional workshops!

Upcoming Community Engagement Tour Events

  • North Central | December 10, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm ET, TSC Center for Innovation, Tallahassee, FL | Register here
     

Past Community Engagement Tour Events

  • Southeast | May 21, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm ET, Indian River State College
  • Northeast | July 11, 2024, 3:30pm-5:30pm ET, University of North Florida, Jacksonville, FL 
  • Northwest  | July 23, 2024, 1:00pm-3:00pm CT, University of West Florida, Pensacola, FL
  • Southwest | September 13, 2024, 10:00am-12:00pm ET, Lee Health - Gulf Coast Medical Center, Fort Myers, FL
  • East Central | September 20, 2024, 2:30pm-4:30pm ET, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL
  • South | October 24, 2024, 11:00am-1:00pm ET, Barry University, Miami, FL
  • West Central | November 19, 2024, 9:30am-11:00am ET, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL


Frontline Nursing Podcast

Presented by the Florida Center for Nursing, Frontline Nursing is a podcast that recognizes the impact nurses have on our lives and our communities. Throughout this series, FCN Executive Director, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, 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. Find the full catalog of Frontline Nursing episodes here

 

 

Great American Teach In

The Florida Center for Nursing is proud to support the Great American Teach-In and school career days. FCN believes nurse participation can make a significant impact and offered resources to assist Florida nurses with their presentations. 

The Great American Teach-In (GATI) is an annual event that takes place in November. At this event, professionals, parents, and community members visit K-12 schools to share information about their career, lead an activity, read a story, and more. 

In-school presentations are an excellent opportunity to inspire future nurses, providing students with a deeper understanding of the nursing profession and highlighting the vital role nurses play.

Florida Center for Nursing, Great American Teach-In partnership

 

Shaping the Future: Becoming Nursing Faculty

This program, initiated by the Florida Center for Nursing (FCN), is a strategic educational venture designed to unravel the intricacies of the nursing faculty role for those aspiring to pursue this vital career path. The program, running from May 2023 to May 2025, encompasses many outreach strategies, learning objectives, and accreditation processes in adherence to Florida Statute 464.0195. The purpose of this continuing education program is to explore the role of nursing faculty for nurses that may be interested in this important career path.

In line with Florida statute 464.0195, the program ambitiously targets goals such as developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty and clinical preceptors, supporting nurse faculty development, promoting advanced nurse education, and piloting innovative projects to bolster the recruitment, development, and retention of qualified nurse faculty and clinical preceptors.

This activity is free to all nurses licensed to practice in the State of Florida! It's an online and asynchronous program so you can participate whenever and wherever you want. To register, click the image or button below or visit flcntr.org/nursefaculty.

 

 

Prelicensure Professional Networking Program

The Florida Center for Nursing has piloted the Prelicensure Professional Networking Program to address transition shock. This program provides students with a platform for networking and promotes active engagement and a sense of community among students. Immersive experiences can enhance student understanding of complex healthcare organizations. The PPNP offers prelicensure students the opportunity to gain knowledge, confidence, and collaborative skills to navigate and excel within the healthcare system. 

 


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