Standardization is key to efficiency and buy-in for nurse residency programs, says this nurse leader. This year, the current state and future of nursing education sparked discourse among many CNOs who ...

Chicago-based CommonSpirit has created a systemwide nurse residency program that spans 84 facilities and is expected to grow to 130 by the end of 2026. The yearlong residency program launched in 2023 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Cleveland State University is adding 40 new academic programs even as it has discontinued or suspended dozens of others as part of a comprehensive restructuring of its course ...

For nursing students, this rule change is a “smack in the face,” said Susan Pratt, a nurse who also serves as the president of an Ohio union that represents nurses. “When we were during the pandemic, ...

The Department of Education has proposed changing the definition of what constitutes a “professional degree” to exclude nursing — a move that could significantly limit nurses’ access to graduate ...

Two Boston-area nursing schools say their graduate programs are priced low enough that students can still afford them even ...

A bipartisan group in Congress is urging the Education Department to add nursing to a list of college programs that are considered "professional," adding to public outcry after nurses were omitted ...

As of last month, the U.S. Department of Education has decided to no longer designate nursing degrees as professional, which places a cap of $100,000 on federal student loans for graduate-level ...

In July, President Donald Trump signed the Republican-crafted One Big Beautiful Act into law, a legislative behemoth that boasted close to $4.5 trillion in tax cuts and changes to society-safety ...

Federal loan limits for graduate nursing students could be cut in half under proposed changes in the One Big Beautiful Bill, potentially reducing access to advanced nursing programs.

PITTSBURGH — UPMC is celebrating the graduation of nearly 200 new nurses. This month, UPMC Schools of Nursing had 197 nurses graduate from its programs. Of those graduates, 119 took positions across ...

The “professional” label would allow students to borrow larger amounts of federal loans to pursue graduate degrees in those fields.