Nurse News: Fake Nurse With Kenyan Fraud Past Arrested, ER Staff Raise Money to Fly Custodian Home, and Nursing Excluded as a ‘Professional’ Degree

Colton is back with post-Thanksgiving vibes, talking about the reality of working holidays, feeling all the feels, and reminding us that social media perfection is
 ✨ fake ✨—but our emotions? Very much real.

Then we dive into the wildest nurse news:

• 👀 A fake nurse in Arizona caught using a stolen license (yes… again. WHY is this a recurring theme?).
• 😭 The sweetest ER staff ever surprises an environmental services worker with a plane ticket home for Christmas. Prepare your tear ducts.
• 🔥 And the big one: The Department of Education just dropped a definition change that excludes nursing from “professional degree” programs… meaning major loan caps for NP and CRNA students. Translation? Huge ripple effects for the future of nursing, rural care, and literally anyone who needs healthcare in this country. Colton breaks it ALL down—what it means, who it hits hardest, and why the frustration is 100% valid.

If you’re a nurse, a student, or just a human trying to keep up with the chaos of healthcare, this episode is your sign to stay informed, stay loud, and stay connected. 

>>Fake Nurse With Notorious Kenyan Fraud Past Arrested After Working at U.S. Hospice

>>ER Staff Secretly Raise Money to Fly Custodian Home For Christmas, Video Will Make You Cry

>>Nursing Excluded as 'Professional' Degree By Department of Education

>>ANA Leads Petition Calling on DoED to Recognize Nursing as a Professional Degree

>>DoED Responds To Nurses With Fact Sheet Clarifying Professional Degree Definitions

>>Poll: 59% of Nurses ‘Less Likely’ to Seek Graduate Degree Because of DoED Loan Policy

Jump Ahead to Listen:

[00:03:53] Fake nurse arrested for fraud.
[00:06:14] Heartwarming ER story.
[00:08:43] Nursing excluded as professional degree.
[00:10:40] Graduate nursing degree funding issues.
[00:14:30] Graduate nursing student loan cap.

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