The Trump administration's move to no longer classify nursing as a professional degree has sparked concern for many who wonder what the change means for student loans and how they'll be limited for future nurses.

Becoming a nurse isn’t easy, but for University of Utah Doctor of Nursing Practice graduate student Laura Linton, it’s a passion.

“I actually started out 20-something years ago as a nurse in labor and delivery, and I loved it," Linton said Monday.

Now a graduate student, Linton went back to school to help make a difference in the nursing field. When she read that nursing would stop being considered a professional degree, her initial reaction was one of hurt.

“A stab in the heart," she admitted. "I feel like for someone who loves the field, and I have other people medical in my

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