On February 4–5, 2026, nurses from across Florida convened in Tallahassee for the Florida Nurses Association’s annual Advocacy Days. Held during the early weeks of the Legislative Session, the event provided nurses and nursing students with the opportunity to learn…

Upcoming Event  12th Annual FNA Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice Conference July 25, 2026 | Harry P. Leu Gardens | Orlando, Florida The Florida Nurses Association invites nurses from across the state to gather for the 12th Annual FNA Nursing…

Colleagues,  Marcos Gayol, Ed.D, APRN, FNP-BC, CNEPresident, Florida Nurses Association I want to acknowledge the fatal shooting of ICU nurse Alex Pretti, a colleague whose loss has weighed heavily across the nursing community. His death, under circumstances that have sparked…

MacKenzie Simmons, BSN, RN | FNA Early Career Director When I graduated from nursing school, I felt prepared to take care of patients—but nothing fully prepared me for what those first few years as a nurse would really feel like.…

Patricia Geddie, PhD, APRN, AOCNS®, FCNS Tina Mason, PhD, APRN, AOCNS®, FCNS Florence Nightingale is considered the founder of modern nursing and the first nurse researcher and statistician. She collected and published data about the morbidity and mortality of British…

Susan Fowler, PhD, RN, NE-BC, NPD-BC, FCNS Human flourishing is mentioned in the new ANA Code of Ethics for Nurses (ANA, 2025). Provision 5 states that “the nurse has moral duties to self as a person of inherent dignity and…

Focus on Foundation Jayne Willis, DNP, RN, NEA-BC, CENP, President, Florida Nurses Foundation Recently, I attended a leadership training session with the Florida Nurses Foundation alongside members of the Florida Nurses Association Board. During the session, the speaker shared a…

Deborah Tedesco, DNP, APRN, ANP-BC, CWS, CWCN-AP, AP-PMN, CBCN, CPHQ, FAANP, FNAP, Past President, Florida Nurse Practitioner Network Florida nurse practitioner students face an unethical practice that threatens our profession’s integrity: paying thousands of dollars for their own clinical preceptors.…

Nurses understand better than anyone how decisions made in Tallahassee directly impact patient care, workplace safety, and the future of the profession. That’s why supporting the Florida Nurses Political Action Committee (FNPAC) is more important than ever—especially in an election…

The Florida Nurses Association (FNA) is proud to welcome Licensed Practical Nurses (LPNs) as full members of our professional community. LPNs are an essential part of Florida’s nursing workforce—providing direct patient care across long-term care, home health, rehabilitation, clinics, schools,…