A misguided proposal would limit student loans for advanced nursing degrees when shortages are already severe, guest columnist Luci Baines Johnson writes.

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The Trump administration proposal would limit student loans for advanced nursing degrees, shrinking the pipeline of nurses and faculty when shortages are already severe, Luci Baines Johnson writes.