Students
Set yourself apart and start building your professional future today.
Your nursing journey starts long before you graduate. Let’s make it count.
With Florence, you can capture your professional knowledge early, stand out in a competitive job market, and gain insights into different nursing specialties.
From the moment you're registered, Continuing Professional Development (CPD) is a career-long requirement.
Explore new settings and extend your clinical knowledge. Florence is a free platform that helps you build collections of go-to resources, giving you a head start.
Download Florence and get ahead.
Why start now?
Explore your options: Discover different nursing specialities and find your passion.
Get ahead: Create collections of go-to resources to set you up for success
Be job-ready: Gain an edge with professional development that sets you apart.
Right place at the right time: Join the platform used by proactive nurses to power their professional development.
Unlock opportunities: Be considered for the best opportunities, from research projects to employment.
FAQs
Florence is a free app that provides nurses with data-driven CPD recommendations, an easy way to capture their learning on the go, empowering them to take control of their professional growth. Through their completed CPD, Florence users see their top areas of expertise emerge, compare them to other nurses, and make plans for how they want to grow.
Adjust your ‘Setting’ as you transition through different areas of health care (for example, Aged Care), and your suggested resources will be tailored to that selected setting.
It’s easy to export your CPD as evidence of your learning. Your CPD report is a powerful addition your job applications, showcasing your commitment to professional development, and differentiating you from other graduates.
Florence is free for nurses to use. No subscription needed. No strings attached.
Yes! Florence was created by the Australian Primary Health Care Nursing Association (APNA), and its nurses who understand the real challenges around CPD and professional growth. It has been made in line with APNA’s high standards for nursing professional development, bringing you the same trusted quality and expertise as all APNA services. Our team combines nursing experience with technology to ensure accuracy, reliability, and real-world application.
We take security and privacy seriously. Your data is protected using encryption and other security measures. We will not sell or share your personal information with third parties without your consent. For more details, check out our Privacy Policy.
You can stop using Florence anytime. You can also delete your profile, and your data will be removed in line with our Privacy Policy.