The Florida Nurses Association Advocacy Days are an opportunity to receiving education in best practices in influencing legislation and reaching out to legislators. FNA Advocacy Days is getting a reboot in 2021! The conference will be a fully virtual experience allowing MORE NURSES from all across Florida to tune in and participate. Our speakers will focus on current challenges facing […]

The Florida 2021 Legislative session has begun! There are key pieces of legislation being considered that has direct impact on Advanced Practice Registered Nurses, nursing and nursing education. To stay up to date:

In 2020 Florida Legislators extended autonomous practice to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses in the “Primary Care” role. The ability for APRNs to apply for autonomous practice was dependent on the definition of what “Primary Care” was. The legislation that granted autonomous practice also included the forming of a Council on Autonomous Practice to develop the scope, and standards, of practice […]

Join the Florida Coalition of Advanced Practice Nurses Advocacy Webinars! This series of Webinars will educate attendees on key issues relating to Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Practice, provide skills in how to communicate to legislators and share talking points and information that will help you effectively communicate to legislators. The WEBINARS will be held every Monday in March via Zoom […]

The Florida 2021 Legislative Session has begun! Legislators have begun the process of filing bills to be considered during the session and committees are in session deciding the fate of these bills. In the coming weeks Florida leaders will make decisions that will impact every aspect of life in our state. Below are a summary of the proposed session: Tuesday, […]

The American Nurses Association, The International Council of Nurses, and the World Health Organization have declared 2020 – 2021 “The Year of the Nurse”. This designation is made to acknowledge the vital contributions nurses make to health care delivery, and to bring attention to the challenges faced by nursing. The COVID Pandemic has thrown a spotlight on the integral role […]

Biden to Appoint an APRN as the acting Surgeon General.

Florida 2021 Bills filed (HB 111 and SB 424) would expand which advanced practice nurses can apply for licensure as an autonomous advanced practice nurse.

National CRNA Week has been an annual celebration recognizing the nation’s more than 57,000 nurse anesthetists. Their skills, expertise and compassion have made these health care experts an invaluable asset to in the battle against COVID-19. In 2021, health policy organizations and leaders acknowledge the invaluable contribution Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetists have made in improving outcomes of patients impacted by […]

Free CME on opioid management for APRNs