The 2024 Florida Nurses Association (FNA) Membership Assembly, held November 20–22 at the Marriott Hutchinson Island Resort, brought together nurses and healthcare professionals from across Florida. Centered around the theme,…

President’s Message Marie O. Etienne, DNP, APRN, FNP, PNP, D. Min. (h.c.), PLNC, FADNL On my way to a workshop on Artificial Intelligence (AI), at my academic institution, someone stopped…

Nurses are the backbone of our healthcare system, playing a critical role in improving patient outcomes and community well-being. Their work extends beyond administering care; it embodies advocacy for the…

Focus on Foundation George Byron Peraza-Smith George Peraza-Smith has served many roles in his tenure with the Florida Nurses Association including President and most recently Treasurer. George has served as…

Meredith Fischer, BSN, RN, CHPN Over the summer, a friend’s elderly father underwent resuscitation and intubation because his nursing facility could not locate his Do Not Resuscitate Order (DNRO) or…

Deborah Hogan, MPH, BSN, RN The rates of maternal and infant mortality in the United States are extremely high. In a Commonwealth Fund report, the maternal mortality rate for in…

Introduction Three years ago, I had pleasure of interviewing Olive Tengera, Head of the Midwifery Department at the University of Rwanda, recipient of the American College of Nurse Midwives (ACNM)…

In today’s tumultuous political climate, many are tempted to disengage, weary of the endless debates. But for nurses, this is not the time to step back. It is a time…

Gabriela Brito, DNP, MSN, RN, AACRN, DNS-CT With just five years left to meet the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ “Ending the HIV Epidemic” 2030 goals, the role…

Kaitlin Jordan | FNA Director of Member Programs, Technology, and Marketing Last year, I witnessed the nursing profession from a deeply personal perspective—at my father’s bedside in the ICU, and…

Message from the Executive Director Willa Fuller, RN With the negative labeling of issues related to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), it is important to highlight the concepts within DEI…