Nurses are the largest segment of the U.S. healthcare workforce, yet a new federal proposal is expected to restrict advanced practice nurses' access to federal loan support available to other professions. ANA President Dr. Jennifer Mensik Kennedy, PhD, RN, NEA-BC, FAAN joined Chris Jansing on MS NOW this afternoon to discuss. Make your voice heard and sign our petition on RNAction.org here: https://americannurs.es/professional-degree-petition | American Nurses Association

Aaron the RN on Instagram: "Is Nursing NOT a profession? Because the Department of Education says Nursing Isn’t. Yes, you read that right. Under the new federal definition of “professional degree,” nursing — including MSN, NP, DNP, and PhD programs — was removed from the list along with other professions. Here’s what this means for us and for healthcare: 1. Graduate nursing programs are no longer recognized as professional degrees, unlike medicine, dentistry, or law. 2. Loan limits for nursing g