Webinar Series
“The Florida Center for Nursing Presents: Strategies to Combat Florida’s Nursing Shortage” is a webinar series designed to explore innovative strategies and practical solutions to address the ongoing nursing shortage in Florida. Our expert speakers will delve into critical issues, share success stories, and provide actionable steps to enhance nursing recruitment, retention, and professional development across the state.
"Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 3"
Monday, March 24 - 11am ET/10am CT
The Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 3 webinar will focus on academic-practice partnerships and preceptors.
- describe the goal of a preceptor program to create a pathway to employment
- identify the strategies and benefits of preceptor training
- establish, coordinate and implement a preceptor program
- discuss the roles and responsibilities of preceptors supporting advanced practice providers in a palliative care medicine fellowship

Panelists include
- Daniel Lajoie, MSN, FNP-C, ACHPN, Nurse Practitioner – Division of Palliative Care, Director of Nursing – Central Florida Division, AdventHealth
- Arlene Wright, DNP, APRN, FNP-BC, FNAP, FAANP, LNC, Manager of Nursing Student Success, Florida SouthWestern State College
Previous Webinars
"Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 2"
This webinar will focus on key topics like:
- Practical strategies to support preceptors
- Mentorship programs for preceptors
- The role of clinical nurse teacher
- Strategies for handling common challenges faced by preceptors
Presenters:
- Sharoy Hodges, DNP, MSN-ED, RN, MEDSURG-BC, @Baptist Health Care
- Amanda Rossley, PhD, RN, NPD-BC, @Mayo Clinic
- Rebecca Monteau, DNP, RN, NPD-BC, @Mayo Clinic
- Erin Sekelsky, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, @Mayo Clinic
"Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 1"
This webinar, “Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 1,” features, Karen Pierce, MSN, RN, PED-BC, CCRN, NPD-BC, RN Residency Program Coordinator at Nemours Children’s Hospital, and Gwen Delgado, MSN, RN, NPD-BC, Nursing Professional Development Specialist at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital
The webinar will focus on key topics like:
- Interdisciplinary preceptor programs
- Preceptor selection strategies
- Support and strategies for preceptors’ professional development
- Preceptor relations and mentor matching
"The Role of Preceptors in Nursing Education"
This webinar, “The Role of Preceptors in Nursing Education,” features, Rayna Letourneau, PhD, RN, Executive Director at Florida Center for Nursing, Mary Harper, PhD, RN, NPDA-BC, FAAN, Director of Research & Inquiry at Association for Nursing Professional Development, and Solimar Figueroa, PhD, MSN, MHA, RN, CPP, Preceptor Specialist at Baptist Health South Florida.
The webinar will focus on key topics like:
- Defining a nurse preceptor.
- Identifying preceptor competencies.
- Discussing a formal preceptor program in a large health care system.
“Facilitating Transition to Practice”
This webinar, “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
"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