Ny Bill Would Require Bachelor's Degrees For Rns

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- New registered nurses would have to earn bachelor's degrees within 10 years to keep working in New York under a bill lawmakers are considering as part of a national push to raise educational standards for nurses, even as the health care industry faces staffing shortages....

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