For the third straight year, efforts to crack down on low-performing programs have stalled, even as concerns about student ...

After gaining near-unanimous approval in the Florida House, legislation aimed at strengthening state oversight of nursing ...

The Florida Department of Education's Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) program has given Nova Southeastern University's (NSU's) Ron and Assaf College of Nursing a $650,000 award to help ...

ORANGE COUNTY. BACK TO YOU. FLORIDA IS TRYING TO RECRUIT AND KEEP NURSES BECAUSE OF A GROWING SHORTAGE. BUT A NEW STUDY SHOWS THE STATE IS LEADING THE COUNTRY WHEN IT COMES TO NURSING STUDENTS FAILING ...

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 ...

Recent nurse graduates in Florida are last among all states when it comes to passing the nursing exam their first go-around. A glimmer of hope is there was some improvement in 2024 compared to a year ...

In July 2025, the U.S. Department of Education made a list of graduate programs it considered “professional degrees.” Some nurses were outraged to see nursing programs weren’t on the list. The ...

Pass rates on the national licensing exam are the lowest in the nation, with dire implications for health care. A nursing student holds a stethoscope up to a mannequin during a training simulation at ...