Which entity is a state workforce center established to recommend solutions to address Florida's nursing shortage?

• A. Florida Center for Nursing
• B. Department of Health
• C. Florida Board of Nursing
• D. Agency for Health Care Administration

Answer: (A)

The main idea is identifying the state workforce center dedicated to addressing Florida’s nursing shortage. The Florida Center for Nursing is that entity: it analyzes the nursing workforce, forecasts supply and demand, and develops recommendations to recruit, retain, and educate nurses. This makes it the best answer because its purpose is specifically to recommend solutions to workforce shortages in nursing. The other options have regulatory or administrative roles—licensing and disciplining individual nurses (Department of Health and Florida Board of Nursing) or overseeing health-care policy and facilities (Agency for Health Care Administration)—not the targeted workforce planning function described here.