NACNS has joined the ANA and more than 20 other national nursing specialty organizations in expressing grave concerns regarding the U.S. Department of Education’s proposed definition of “professional degree” programs, which excludes nursing. Read the petition here.
NACNS has already sent a formal letter to the Department urging a reclassification of the definition to specifically include “nursing” in the list of professional degrees.
Join our 2,000 CNS colleagues in sending the email below to your U.S. Representative (find yours at: https://www.house.gov/representatives) in support of recognizing nursing as a professional degree. Please consider lending your voice by:
- Using the sample letter below
- Adding any relevant personal and/or professional information
- Sending the email from a personal, not an employment, email address
Download the Sample Letter Here
Thank you for being an advocate for NACNS and all 4 million U.S. nurses!
Sincerely,
Rick Bassett, MSN, RN, APRN, ACNS-BC, CCRN, FCNS
President
Elizabeth Hoxie, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CMSRN
Co-Chair, Legislative Committee
Dale Scott, DNP, APRN, ACCNS-AG, CCRN
Co-Chair, Legislative Committee