Nursing organizations are ādeeply concernedā after the occupation has been āexcludedā by definition as a āprofessional degreeā by the Department of Education.
The decision is part of the sweeping cuts to student loans, overseen by Education Secretary Linda McMahon, laid out in President Donald Trumpās āOne Big Beautiful Bill Act.ā
The move has alarmed nursing organizations, which warned that limiting student nursesā access to funding āthreatens the very foundation of patient care.ā
I think youāre right. It will be those with financial resources that can enter the profession, which basically means that there will be even fewer nurses and the cost of healthcare will increase even further. It will be only available to the 1%.