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Trump administration proposes excluding nursing and other fields from “professional” designation, capping graduate student loans.

Nursing leaders warn the policy will worsen California’s severe nurse shortage by discouraging graduate degrees required for teaching and specialized patient care.

Education Department says 95% of nursing students won’t be affected.

WASHINGTON — A coalition of nursing and other healthcare organizations are outraged over a Trump administration proposal that could limit access to federal loans for some students pursuing graduate degrees, because the government would no longer label their studies as “professional” programs.

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