Nursing Is No Longer Considered a “Professional” Degree for Financial Aid — What That Really Means for Nurses in 2026 and Beyond
For decades, the word professional has been synonymous with nursing. Professional standards. Professional licensure. Professional care. Professional judgment.Yet in 2025, a shift in federal student aid quietly reclassified how graduate nursing degrees are treated and the ripple effects are already being felt across the nursing pipeline. The headlines told us: “Nursing is no longer considered […]
Choppy Waters: New Nurse’s Guide to Tough Personalities
Hello, my fabulous besties! Nurse Cheung in the house, rolling out another heart-to-heart in our “Ask Nurse Cheung” series. We’re about to unravel those tricky queries with a sprinkle of laughs and a whole lot of care. So, what’s on the docket today? A real zinger that’s all too familiar, especially for you fledglings […]
