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The 19-0 vote by the Senate Fiscal Policy Committee moves the legislation to a vote by the full state Senate. The House will also vote on a matching bill.
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The May 11 expiration of the federal government’s pandemic emergency declaration will affect patient care across a broad range of settings, including telemedicine, hospitals, and nursing homes.
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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.
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Missouri is considering making it a felony to jack up temporary health care staffing prices during a statewide or national emergency. It’s one of at least 14 states looking to reel in travel nurse costs, after many hospitals struggled to pay for needed staffers earlier in the pandemic.
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Hospitals have depended on travel nurses, especially during COVID surges. Now some larger systems, reeling from high contract labor costs, have created staffing units, aiming to lure nurses who want more work flexibility and better pay than staff RNs.
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This week's guests on "What's Health Got to Do With It?" recognize National Epilepsy Awareness Month.
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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.
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The Legislature approved a fund that includes funds for nursing programs at state colleges and nursing education at career and technical centers.
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FAMU wants to graduate more nurses. The school is adding three tracks for students to earn their MSN. The move comes as Florida faces a severe nursing shortage aggravated by the coronavirus pandemic.
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The university's board of trustees voted to authorize the use of $29 million from the Legislature for a new facility that will help graduate an additional 150 nurses per year.