US EditionTrump Admin Plans to Exclude Nursing From Professional Degree Category; Pa. Nurses React
The Trump administration's proposal limits nurse loan forgiveness to $20,000 annually, raising concerns about worsening a 20,000-nurse shortfall in Pennsylvania.
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Nursing IS a profession
As this headline from Newsweek magazine reports, a few weeks ago, the U.S. Department of Education issued probably the most out of touch, offensive new rule in the history of the Department, excluding nursing from its definition of professional occupations, part of its new graduate student loan program, which was created by the One Big Ugly Bill. For the 4.7 million actively registered nurses and the 250,000 students enrolled in bachelor’s, mast…
Trump admin plans to exclude nursing from professional degree category; Pa. nurses react
The Trump administration plans to exclude nurses from the professional category of college degrees as part of a plan to cap federal student loans, raising concerns among healthcare professionals about the potential impact on the nursing workforce.
Trump changes will make advanced nursing degrees tougher to obtain for rural students
FAIRMONT — Graduate degrees for nursing students will be much harder to obtain in West Virginia due to a change the Trump administration made to a list defining which professional programs are eligible for student loans.
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