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Nursing Shortage

The reclassification of nursing programs could worsen the nursing shortage by discouraging students from pursuing advanced credentials.

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Jan 6, 2026

What specific nurse-to-patient ratios would the Beautiful Bill mandate by unit type?

Federal proposals branded the Nurse Staffing Standards for Hospital Patient Safety and Quality Care Act would require hospitals to adopt and submit staffing plans with minimum nurse-to-patient ratios ...

Jan 6, 2026

How did nursing organizations and hospitals respond to Trump's comment about nurses?

Nursing organizations responded to the Trump administration’s move to strip nursing and related health degrees of “professional” status with swift, unified condemnation, warning the change will restri...