The Florida Nurse - Volume 67 - No. 1 - March 2019

Sep 21, 2026

Official bulletin of the Florida Nurses Foundation featuring the publication mission and member-focused priorities for Registered Nurses and nursing students in Florida. Highlights include the Nurses in Need Fund, which provides small grants and describes hurricane-related impacts and recovery support, along with ways readers can donate or request assistance. The issue also includes a membership and agenda update from the Executive Director, plus an inside list of sections and article pages covering education, policy updates, regional news, and board information.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryHealthcare

FormatPDF

Pages20

Reading Time50 min

AccessFree to download

Inside this Issue

Notes from the Executive Director

Focus on the Foundation

Calendar of Events

FNA Membership Assembly

Addressing Retention within the Student Nurse

Student Forum

Focus on the Foundation

News from Headquarters

Welcome New FNA Members

APRN license and the Florida Clinical Nurse

Partners in Nursing

Region News

FNA Election Year

Board of Nursing Update

Student Loan Default

LE RC News

Legislative Update

OFFICIAL BULLETIN OF THE FLORIDA NURSES FOUNDATION Volume 67 • No. 1 CIRCULATION 309,000 TO EVERY REGISTERED NURSE & NURSING STUDENT IN FLORIDA March 2019 Mission Statement Serve and support all Registered Nurses through professional development, advocacy and the promotion of excellence in every area of professional nursing practice. FNA does not endorse advertised products, services, or companies, nor any claims made in paid advertisements. The Florida Nurse is proudly brought to you by FNA dues paying members. Focus on the Foundation Florida Nurses Foundation Nurses in Need Fund George Peraza-Smith, DNP, APRN President, Florida Nurses Foundation Nurses are busy taking care of others – patients, families, and our communities. Every day weare committed to meeting the needs and health of others – many times putting others’ needs before our own needs. But what would you do when you need the help? In recent months, many of our fellow Florida Nurses in the Panhandle have been experiencing the negative impacts of Hurricane Michael. Hurricane Michael, a category 4 storm, injected its fury back in October 2018. Hurricane Michael made history as one of the four most powerful hurricanes in U.S. history. Communities are still reeling from the storm’s impact three months later. Even though news outlets have moved on to other stories, there is still a need to provide support and assist with recovery efforts. Many groups and nurses have stepped up to provide emotional and financial support to our colleagues. We at the Florida Nurses Foundation are grateful to the Advocate Christ Medical Center, Surgical Trauma Intensive Care Unit in Oak Lawn, Illinois for their generous gift to the Foundation’s Nurses in Need Fund (pictured at right). The unit staff felt compelled to help their fellow colleagues in a time of great need and raised personal funds for this donation. These are true ‘Nursing Heroes’ -giving from the heart to help their fellow nurses. The Florida Nurses Foundation’s Nurses in Need fund provides small grants to nurses to assist during their hour of need. Unless you have experienced it yourself, it is hard to imagine the impact that a devastating hurricane or disaster can have on the day-to-day life during recovery. Our fellow nurses have experienced many negative effects during the recovery efforts from their jobs no longer being available due to closures to struggling to make ends meet with reductions in pay to buying food and gas to meet the needs of their family. These are real struggles. How can you help? Donate to the Florida Nurses Foundation Nurses in Need Fund so that we can help more nurses. The Nurses in Need fund is available to any nurse experiencing financial need from personal life circumstance. If you need assistance, contact the Florida Nurses Foundation at 407.896.3261. If you want to contribute to helping our Colleagues, please donate [at ](at www.floridanurse.org/)[www.floridanurse.org/](at www.floridanurse.org/)[ ](at www.floridanurse.org/)donations Call for Abstracts on page 16 current resident or Non-Profit Org. U.S. Postage Paid Princeton, MN Permit No. 14 Inside this Issue Notes from the Executive Director ................ 2 APRN license and the Florida Clinical Nurse ........ 8 Calendar of Events ........................... 3 Partners in Nursing ........................... 9 FNA Membership Assembly .................... 3 Region News .............................. 10 Addressing Retention within the Student Nurse In Memoriam .............................. 13 Population .............................. 4 FNA Election Year ........................... 13 Student Forum .............................. 5 Board of Nursing Update ...................... 14 Focus on the Foundation ....................... 6 Student Loan Default ........................ 16 News from Headquarters ...................... 6 LE RC News ................................ 18 Wel

FAQs

What is the Florida Nurses Foundation mission statement?

Serve and support Registered Nurses through professional development, advocacy, and promotion of excellence in every area of professional nursing practice.

How does the Nurses in Need Fund help nurses?

It provides small grants to nurses experiencing financial need during their hour of need.

How can a nurse request assistance from the Foundation?

Contact the Florida Nurses Foundation at 407.896.3261 to seek help when experiencing financial need.

Sep 21, 2026

Upload by Quinn Holloway