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. This series is designed for Registered Nurses, Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, Nursing Faculty, Nursing Administrators at Health Care Organizations, and Student Success Coordinators, offering valuable insights tailored to their roles in shaping Florida’s nursing workforce.

ANCC Accreditation Statement:
USF Health is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Florida Board of Nursing:
USF Health (provider number 2970) is an approved provider of continuing education for nurses through Florida Board of Nursing. This activity has been approved for 1.00 contact hour.

Empowering Nursing Faculty: Best Practices for Success, Support, & Development Part 2

May 22, 2025 at 11:00am ET

Learning Objectives:

  • Identify three considerations for individuals looking to transition into a nursing faculty role.
  • Identify three best practices to support successful transition into nurse faculty roles.
  • Identify three strategies to promote well-being among nurse faculty.

Featured Panelists:

  • Bryce Catarelli, DNP, APRN, FNP-C, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Florida College of Nursing
  • Kasey Nestor, EdD(c)., MSN-Ed., RN, CNE, Clinical Lecturer, University of Florida College of Nursing
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Previous Webinars

"Empowering Nursing Faculty: Best Practices for Success, Support, & Development Part 1"

This webinar will focus on key topics like: 

  • The benefits of the courtesy faculty role for faculty development
  • Strategies to support new nursing faculty
  • Initial and ongoing faculty development
  • Building a supportive and collaborative culture of excellence among faculty

Featured panelists:

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"Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 3"

The Preceptor Strategies, Support, and Successes: Part 3 webinar will focus on advanced practice providers (APPs) and preceptorship.

After attending this webinar, participants will be able to:
 
  • 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:

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"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
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"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
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"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. 
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“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
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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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