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New federal loan limits will worsen America’s nursing shortage and leave patients waiting longer for care
The Conversation
07 Jan 2026
Abstract
There is growing need for nurses in the United States – but not enough nurses currently working, or students training to become nurses, to promptly see all of the patients who need medical care.
Tens of thousands of nurses have left practice since the pandemic, and many more plan to leave within a few years, according to the 2024 National Nursing Workforce Survey, which reviews the number of registered nurses working in the U.S.
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- Title
- New federal loan limits will worsen America’s nursing shortage and leave patients waiting longer for care
- Creators
- Kymberlee Ann Montgomery - Drexel University, College of Nursing and Health ProfessionsMary Ellen Smith-Glasgow - Duquesne University
- Publication Details
- The Conversation
- Publisher
- The Conversation Media Group
- Resource Type
- Newsletter article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Office of the Associate Dean of Nursing; College of Nursing and Health Professions
- Other Identifier
- 991022148604204721