The education department no longer considers nursing as a professional degree program, which can weaken funding for students ...

The U.S. Department of Education states that Nursing will no longer be classified as professional degree programs which will ...

The department's proposal may impact how much money student loan borrowers can receive depending on the graduate degree they ...

The proposed changes would lower federal loan limits for graduate nursing students and has sparked widespread backlash from ...

Nurses warn proposed loan changes would restrict access to graduate nursing education, risking faculty shortages and care gaps in underserved areas.

Without the professional degree classification, nursing students no longer have access to federal loans for graduate programs ...

"To not be considered a profession is a real blow to all of us," said Serena Bumpus, CEO of the Texas Nurses Assoc., of ...

Nursing has been excluded as a “professional degree” by the Trump administration as the Department of Education prepares to ...

Nursing education must evolve to meet the changing demands of the field, but with limited resources and external hurdles like the COVID-19 pandemic, gaps have continued to persist. Much like nurse ...