nursing shortage

The university's Board of Trustees will consider approving nearly $700,000 dollars in matching funds from the state to help boost its nursing program.

A key part of the decision would require the state to increase the availability of private-duty nursing that could help children receive care outside of nursing homes. The state says complying is "impossible."

Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed more than $34 million for Sarasota County projects and plans in the state budget; $20 million of that was meant for a new STEM nursing facility at the USF Sarasota-Manatee campus.

Burnout is an existential threat to hospitals and is exacerbating the ongoing nursing shortage. Central Florida facilities are addressing the issues in a number of ways.

A state Senate panel has approved a proposal that would allow trained certified nursing assistants to give medications to nursing home residents.

The PIPELINE funding for nursing schools was allocated last year by the Legislature to retain students and as well as instructors, who’ve been lured by lucrative nursing jobs in other states.

The program is a first for Mayo Clinic in Florida. It will train students working toward an associate degree in nursing.

The U.S. faces a shortfall of about 450,000 nurses and 120,000 doctors in the coming years. The Senate's top health committee, led by Sen. Bernie Sanders, is considering bipartisan solutions.

The funding rewards public postsecondary nursing programs that have gone above and beyond to train Floridians and provides matching funds for scholarship awards, faculty recruitment, equipment and additional educational supports.

The donation from Dr. Philips Charities will support the construction of a College of Nursing building in the Lake Nona area and should help UCF increase its nursing student body.