Ryan NicolOctober 14, 2024
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'Nurses are the heart of our health care system.'
Tag: Florida Nurses Association
Ryan NicolOctober 14, 2024
Staff ReportsJuly 13, 2018
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Barbara Lumpkin, a widely respected nurse and advocate in the Sunshine State, sadly passed away Thursday night at the age of 81. An Ohio native, Lumpkin worked as a nurse for 16 years prior to moving in 1974 to Florida. There, she began work as a lobbyist for the Florida Nurses Association. “Barbara Lumpkin was […]
Drew WilsonMarch 11, 2016
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The Florida Nurses Association applauded lawmakers Friday for passing a bill allowing advanced registered nurse practitioners and physician assistants to prescribe controlled substances, a measure the group had put before the legislature for 22 years. “It’s been a long battle, and well worth the fight,’’ said FNA Executive Director Willa Fuller in a news release. […]
Ryan RaySeptember 30, 2015
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The Florida Nurses Association (FNA) today launched a public awareness campaign designed to bring attention and an end to violence against nurses in the line of duty. The campaign, called “Take the Scare Out of Care,” seeks to educated nurses, heath care facilities, the public and policymakers that assault and battery of nurses will no […]
Christine Jordan SextonMarch 25, 2015
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At its final scheduled meeting of the year, the House Health Innovation Subcommittee will consider a bill to allow advanced registered nurse practitioners to practice independently from physicians. Sponsored by physician and Rep. Cary Pigman, HB 547 was temporarily deferred at the panel’s meeting this past week when it appeared that it was going to […]